Lynching In Texas 2026-09-05T05:14:39+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://lynchingintexas.org/ Lynching In Texas https://lynchingintexas.org <![CDATA[Lynching of Arthur Burrows: May 18, 1892]]>

City: Midway, Texas

County: Madison County Race of Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 22 Alleged Crime: Assault Manner of Death: Shot Source of Information: National newspapers

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]]> 2018-11-09T04:26:18+00:00 2020-02-10T04:45:42+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/900 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of Ambrosio Hernandez : January 28, 1918]]>

City: Porvenir, Texas

County: Presidio County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 21

Alleged Crime: None

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: National newspapers

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City: Hempstead, Texas

County: Waller County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 22

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: National Newspapers

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City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male  Age of Victim: 22 Alleged Crime: Assault, Murder Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Additional Information: Monte Akers, Flames After Midnight. 

Online Information: Gabriela Bocagrande, "The Fire Last Time: A Review of Monte Akers, Flames After Midnight," Texas Observer, August 25, 2000.

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City: Copperas Cove, Texas County: Coryell County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Twenty-two Alleged Crime: Horse theft Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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]]> 2018-02-19T07:19:50+00:00 2023-09-20T01:15:37+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/421 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of Frank Williams: June 21, 1908]]>

City: Hemphill, Texas

County: Sabine County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 22

Alleged Crime: Murder 

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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City: Hemphill, Texas

County: Sabine County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 22 

Alleged Crime: Murder 

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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City: Weslaco, Texas

County: Hidalgo County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 22

Alleged Crime: Assault 

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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