Zeb

Zeb, a Black man, was an old family servant. In April 1895, he was among five Black people being taken under guard toward a jail near Butler Springs, Alabama, when a mob of 100 or more men overtook the party on the road. The Yorkville Enquirer reported that the mob hanged all the prisoners from neighboring trees. The article describes no resistance by the guards.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Yorkville Enquirer reports that a mob of 100 or more men overtook the guarded party taking him to jail and hanged him from a tree.

Reported by: Yorkville Enquirer (reporters).

Source

• Yorkville Enquirer, April 24, 1895, page 2 Yorkville Enquirer, April 24, 1895