Featured Entries: 19
Lynching of John White
City: Crosby, Texas County: Harris County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Robbery Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information: Tuskegee Institute, Equal Justice Initiative
Lynching of Pascual Orozco Jr.
City: High Lonesome Peak
County: Culberson County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Thirty-three
Alleged Crime: Horse Theft
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: National…
Lynching of Abraham Salinas
City: Norias, Texas
County: Kenedy County (formerly Willacy County)
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: National…
Lynching of Eusebio Hernandez
City: Norias, Texas
County: Kenedy County (formerly Willacy County)
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: National…
Lynching of Will Stanley
City: Temple, Texas
County: Bell 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: National newspapers
Lynching of Ted Smith
City: Greenville, TexasCounty: Hunt County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 18 Alleged Crime: AssaultManner of Death: BurnedSource of Information: National newspapers
Lynching of Ernest Collins
City: Columbus, TexasCounty: ColoradoRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 15 Alleged Crime: Murder & Alleged RapeManner of Death: HangedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Lynching of Sam "Benny" Mitchell
City: Columbus, TexasCounty: Colorado CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 16Alleged Crime: Murder and Alleged RapeManner of Death: HangedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Lynching of Henry Smith
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 Years of Lynching, Equal Justice Initiative,…
Lynching of Burl Smith
City: Middle Town of Goose Creek (Baytown, Texas)County: Harris CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Twenty-sevenAlleged Crime: Attempted Rape Manner of Death: HangedNote: The ash tree from which Burl Smith…