Lynching of Chester Sawyer

June 25, 1917

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Galveston, Texas

County: Galveston County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown  

Alleged Crime: Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Chester Sawyer,” Lynching In Texas, accessed April 18, 2024, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/469.

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Published on Feb 19, 2018. Last updated on Sep 27, 2018.