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Lynching In Texas
A project by Jeffrey L LittlejohnThis website represents an ongoing effort to document the lynchings that occurred in Texas between 1882 and 1945. At present, our database includes more than 600 lynchings that were cataloged by the Chicago Tribune (1882-1888), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1889-1942), and major newspapers around the nation.
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Lynching of Henry Smith: February 1, 1893
City: Paris, Texas County: Lamar County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information: NAACP 30…
Lynching of Robert Henson Hilliard: October 29, 1895
City: Tyler, TexasCounty: Smith County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: BurnedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years…
Lynching of Lige Daniels: August 2, 1920
City: Center, TexasCounty: Shelby CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 18Alleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: HangedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years of…