Lynching of Ed Sayles

July 8, 1882

City: Meridian, Texas

County: Bosque County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Eighteen

Alleged Crime: Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Ed Sayles,” Lynching In Texas, accessed April 20, 2024, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/222.