Killing of Joseph H. Mann in Virginia in 1951

Incident

Case summary

Joseph H. Mann (1913 - 1951), a minister, was killed by two unidentified white men in Norfolk, Virginia. Mann died of burns a few days after he was abducted by the men while walking on a street. Accounts were to the effect that the men took Mann to the house of another Black person, set fire to the house and pushed him into the flames. Before he died, Mann stated that the men said that their actions were a warning to Black people moving into white neighborhoods.

Victim(s):

Joseph H. Mann


Date of incident: 1951-05-26
Location: Norfolk, City of Norfolk, Virginia
Location type: public space - urban
Allegation against victim: failing to help a white man "drive the Negroes out"

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DOJ case ID:

144-79-0


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