Lynching In Texas 2026-09-05T05:16:21+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://lynchingintexas.org/ Lynching In Texas https://lynchingintexas.org <![CDATA[Lynching of Pink Lee: September 8, 1885]]>

City: Dexter, Texas 

County: Cooke 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: Chicago Tribune, Tuskegee Institute

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City: Dexter, Texas 

County: Cooke 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: Chicago Tribune, Tuskegee Institute

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City: Delaware Bend, Texas

County: Cooke County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Unknown 

Gender of Victim: Unknown 

Age of Victim: Unknown 

Alleged Crime: Horse theft

Manner of Death: Burned

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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City: Delaware Bend, Texas

County: Cooke County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Unknown 

Gender of Victim: Unknown 

Age of Victim: Unknown 

Alleged Crime: Horse theft

Manner of Death: Unknown

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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City: Delaware Bend, Texas

County: Cooke County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Unknown 

Gender of Victim: Unknown 

Age of Victim: Unknown 

Alleged Crime: Horse theft

Manner of Death: Unknown

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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City: Gainesville, Texas

County: Cooke County

Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: National newspapers

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]]> 2018-08-06T23:17:42+00:00 2023-09-20T01:18:20+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/608 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Jack Crews (Misreported): October 14, 1895]]>

City: Gainesville, Texas 

County: Cooke County 

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown 

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Not Lynched; Legal Execution

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

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]]> 2018-02-27T10:21:30+00:00 2020-04-23T03:55:53+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/506 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of James McKnight: January 27, 1888]]>

City: Gainesville, Texas

County: Cooke County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder 

Manner of Death: Unknown

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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City: Dexter, Texas County: Cooke County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder 

Manner of Death: Burned at the stake Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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City: Dexter, Texas

County: Cooke County 

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White 

Gender of Victim: Male 

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Shot while firing on Texas Rangers

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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