Lynching of Jesse Washington

May 15, 1916

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Waco, Texas

County: McLennan County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 17

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Burned

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Jesse Washington,” Lynching In Texas, accessed April 25, 2024, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/450.

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Published on Feb 19, 2018. Last updated on Aug 2, 2019.