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Lynching of Foster Crawford
City: Wichita Falls, TexasCounty: Wichita County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: Robbery/MurderManner of Death: HangedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Lynching of "The Kid" Lewis
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: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Lynching of King Richmond
City: Sulphur Springs, Texas County: Hopkins County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: BurnedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Lynching of Robert Henson Hilliard
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 of Lynching
Lynching of Henry Gentry
City: Belton, Texas County: Bell County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 18 Alleged Crime: Murder and Attempted RapeManner of Death: Burned Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Lynching of Allen Brooks
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 Years of Lynching
Lynching of Albert Lackey
City: Blanco, Texas County: Blanco CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Thirty-sevenAlleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: Chicago Tribune
Lynching of Lige Daniels
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 Lynching
Lynching of John Campbell
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 spring day. Yet the appearance of normality…