Background
There was an attempted assault of a young woman near Summit, Mississippi. Months later, in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, the section foreman of the Illinois Central Railroad, F. L. Blake "captured" Robert Collins and notified Marshal E.E. Blount of Summit, Mississippi. Marshal Blount travelled to Ponchatoula and escorted Collins across the State line to the house of the victim. Once there he allegedly confessed to the crime.Lynching
When word spread that Marshal E.E. Blount had a man in custody a crowd of 100 men gathered. They were able to seize Collins and took him to the scene of the attempted attack where he was hanged from a branch of a tree.See also
There were eight lynchings in Mississippi in 1922 only topped by Texas (16) and Georgia (11). * Alex Smith was a 60-year-old African-American man who was lynched in Gulfport, Mississippi on March 22, 1922. * Will Bell was lynched on January 29, 1922, in Pontotoc, Mississippi. * Will Thrasher was lynched on February 1, 1922, in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. * William Baker was lynched on March 8, 1922, in Aberdeen, Mississippi. *John Steelman was lynched on August 23, 1922, in Lambert, Mississippi.Bibliography
Notes References * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Robert 1922 riots 1922 in Mississippi African-American history of Mississippi Deaths by person in Mississippi Lynching deaths in Mississippi December 1922 events Protest-related deaths Racially motivated violence against African Americans Riots and civil disorder in Mississippi White American riots in the United States