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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 John Campbell: March 7, 1908
On March 8, 1908, dawn arrived in Navasota, just as it did every morning. The fields that surrounded the East Texas town had begun to fill with bluebonnets, and local citizens prepared for a beautiful…
Lynching of Allen Brooks: March 3, 1910
City: Dallas, Texas County: Dallas 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…
Lynching of "The Kid" Lewis: February 26, 1896
City: Wichita Falls, TexasCounty: Wichita CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 20Alleged Crime: Robbery/Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information:…