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Unknown (Probable): June 24, 1885

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City: Unknown County: Houston County Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: National…

Lynching of John Pryor: April 24, 1885

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City: Palestine, Texas County: Anderson County Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Assault Manner of Death: Shot Source of Information:…

Lynching of Unknown: February 28, 1885

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City: David Lovel's Sheep Farm County: Dimmit County Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Cattle theft Manner of Death: Hanged Source of…

Lynching of Unknown: February 28, 1885

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City: David Lovel's Sheep FarmCounty: Dimmit County Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Cattle theft Manner of Death: Hanged Source of…

Lynching of Manuel Flores: February 28, 1885

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City: David Lovel's Sheep Farm County: Dimmit County Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Cattle theft Manner of Death: Hanged Source of…

Lynching of Sim Woods: July 15, 1885

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City: Waco, Texas County: McLennan County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Resisting Arrest Manner of Death:…

Lynching of Jackson Bennett: December 19, 1885

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City: Mink Prairie (now Magnolia), Texas County: Montgomery County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 19 Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of…

Lynching of Benjamin Little: October 9, 1885

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City: Mt. Pleasant, Texas County: Titus County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Challenging Whites Manner of Death: Hanged Source of…

Lynching of David Anderson: September 26, 1885

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City: Orange, Texas County: Orange County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Shot, Hanged Source of Information:…

Lynching of William Rogers: June 21, 1885

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City: Elkhart, Texas County: Anderson Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: HangedSource of Information: Chicago…
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