Killing of Nathaniel Miller in Florida in 1932

Incident

Case summary

Nathaniel Miller, age 27, a stove repair person and veteran, was killed in 1932, likely by a mob in Lake City, Columbia County, Florida. NAACP correspondence indicates that Miller’s mother, Lucy Ross, wrote to say that Miller was killed by a mob that was after a different man “but her son being deaf did not understand they were talking to him and he was killed.”

Victim(s):

Nathaniel Miller


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Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1932-01-04
Location: Lake City, Columbia County, Florida
Location type: public space - urban
Allegation against victim: murdering a white man in a case of mistaken identity

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