Lynching In Texas 2026-09-05T05:19:17+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://lynchingintexas.org/ Lynching In Texas https://lynchingintexas.org <![CDATA[Lynching of LeRoy Gibson: June 2, 1922]]>

City: Kirvin, Texas

County: Freestone County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 19

Alleged Crime: Resisting Arrest

Manner of Death: Shot

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: 21

Alleged Crime: Attempted Escape

Manner of Death: Shot

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: 23

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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]]> 2018-07-20T00:15:34+00:00 2023-11-16T00:21:43+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/547 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of Tom Cornish: May 8, 1922]]>

City: Kirvin, Texas

County: Freestone County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male  

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Hanged 

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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City: Kirvin, Texas

County: Freestone, County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 43

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Burned

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black  Gender of Victim: Male  Age of Victim: 18 Alleged Crime: 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: 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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