Lynching In Texas 2026-09-05T05:16:17+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://lynchingintexas.org/ Lynching In Texas https://lynchingintexas.org <![CDATA[Samuel Fowler (Misreported): December 10, 1885]]>

Samuel Fowler was a black man killed in Tennessee.

Some of the information below was misreported.

City: Kenton, Texas 

County: Brazos County 

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White 

Gender of Victim: Male 

Age of Victim: Unknown 

Alleged Crime: Lawlessness

Manner of Death: Unknown 

Source of Information: Tuskegee Institute

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]]> 2019-07-06T05:40:27+00:00 2023-09-20T01:13:44+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/970 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Unknown (Misreported): July 23, 1917]]> The unknown victim was likely Charles Jones, lynched for allegedly entering the room of a white woman.

Some of the information below was misreported.

City: Elysian Fields, Texas

County: Harrison County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Entering white woman's room

Manner of Death: Hanged 

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

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]]> 2019-06-02T03:19:42+00:00 2019-08-03T00:12:54+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/958 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Ike Shepard (Misreported): March 24, 1908]]>

City: Conroe, Texas

County: Montgomery County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: Tuskegee Institute, NAACP

Misreported

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]]> 2019-06-02T02:12:45+00:00 2021-01-20T19:28:55+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/941 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of John White (Misreported): May 18, 1897]]>

John White was involved in a skirmish in which several people were killed. He escaped, however, and was later arrested.

Some of the information below was misreported.

City: San Augustine, Texas

County: San Augustine County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 20 or 21

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Arrested; not killed

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

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]]> 2019-06-01T12:26:41+00:00 2023-11-10T02:07:38+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/933 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Powhatan Pete (Misreported): May 26, 1885]]>

"Powhatan" Pete was a black man killed in Tennessee.

Some of the information below was misreported.

City: Brownsville, Texas

County: Cameron County

Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Theft

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: Tuskegee Files

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]]> 2019-04-24T06:20:31+00:00 2023-09-20T01:01:15+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/907 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Newton Allbrooks (Misreported): December 12, 1884]]>

Newton Allbrooks was imprisoned. Some of the information below was misreported.

City: Sulphur Springs, Texas

County: Hopkins County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Theft

Manner of Death: Arrested

Source of Information: Tuskegee Files

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]]> 2019-04-24T00:55:53+00:00 2023-09-20T00:55:24+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/906 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[John Mills (Misreported): August 17, 1882]]>

John Mills was killed in Mexico.

Some of the information below was misreported.

City: El Altar, Mexico

County: Sonora, Mexico

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White

Gender of Victim: Male 

Age of Victim: Unknown 

Alleged Crime: Law Officer

Manner of Death: Unknown

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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]]> 2019-04-23T18:56:33+00:00 2023-09-20T00:29:11+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/905 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Stephen Jacobs (Misreported): April 20, 1890]]>

City: Fayetteville, Tennessee

County: Lincoln County, Tennessee

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male 

Age of Victim: Unknown 

Alleged Crime: Arson

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Misreported to have occurred in Fay, Texas This entry is not tagged or mapped due to location.

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]]> 2018-09-27T20:35:58+00:00 2018-09-27T20:53:56+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/892 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Unknown (Misreported): October 14, 1886]]>

City: La Jarita, Mexico County: Nuevo Leon, Mexico Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Theft Manner of Death: Shot Source of Information: National newspapers

This unknown victim was killed in Mexico.

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]]> 2018-08-06T22:48:45+00:00 2023-09-20T01:23:27+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/592 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Unknown (Misreported): October 14, 1886]]>

City: La Jarita, Mexico

County: Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Theft

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: National newspapers

This unknown victim was killed in Mexico.

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]]> 2018-08-06T22:46:57+00:00 2023-09-20T01:22:31+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/591 Lynching in Texas Staff