Lynching In Texas

Lynching of Martin Mooney: October 25, 1891

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City: Fort Worth, Texas

County: Tarrant County

Race of Ethnicity of Victim: White

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Unknown

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source: National newspapers

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Lynching of William Johnson: July 22, 1891

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City: Henderson, Texas

County: Rusk County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 17

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching, Tuskegee Institute, Equal Justice Initiative

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Lynching of William "Billy" Black: November 22, 1891

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City: Moscow, Texas

County: Polk County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Insults

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching, Tuskegee Institute, Equal Justice Initiative

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Lynching of Unknown Victim: November 9, 1891

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City: Gay Hill, Texas

County: Washington County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Unknown

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Argument

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source: Newspaper articles

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Lynching of Unknown Victim: November 9, 1891

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City: Gay Hill, Texas

County: Washington County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Unknown

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Argument

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source: Newspaper articles

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Lynching of Lee Green : October 26, 1891

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City: Linden, Texas

County: Cass County

Race or Ethnicity of Vicitim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 19

Alleged Crime: Murder and Robbery

Manner of Death: Burned

Source: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching, Tuskegee Institute, Equal Justice Initiative

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Lynching of William Hartsfield: May 27, 1891

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City: Near Belden, Texas (Naples, Texas)

County: Cass County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Troublemaker

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching, Equal Justice Initiative

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Lynching of Monroe Sheppard: May 27, 1891

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City: Near Belden, Texas (Naples, Texas)

County: Cass County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Troublemaker

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching, Tuskegee Institute, Equal Justice Initiative

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Lynching of William Fields: March 29, 1891

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City: Mineola, Texas

County: Wood 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 of Jasper Williams: February 25, 1891

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City: Leon Junction, Texas

County: Coryell County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching, Tuskegee Institute

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