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Lynching of Sam "Benny" Mitchell: November 12, 1935
City: Columbus, TexasCounty: Colorado CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 16Alleged Crime: Murder and Alleged RapeManner of Death: HangedSource of Information:…
Lynching of David Gregory: December 7, 1933
City: Kountze, TexasCounty: Hardin CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: Shot and BurnedSource of Information: NAACP…
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…
Lynching of Henry Smith: February 1, 1893
City: Paris, Texas County: Lamar County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information: NAACP 30…
Lynching of Lee Green: October 26, 1891
City: Linden, Texas County: Cass County Race or Ethnicity of Vicitim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 19 Alleged Crime: Murder and Robbery Manner of Death: Burned Source: NAACP 30 Years of…
Lynching of O.J. Johnson: September 7, 1922
City: Newton, Texas County: Newton County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Hanged, Shot Source of Information: NAACP…
Lynching of Tom Cornish: May 8, 1922
City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP…
Lynching of Benjamin Harper: June 22, 1917
City: Courtney, Texas County: Grimes 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…
Lynching of Mose Jones: May 6, 1922
City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone, County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 43Alleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: BurnedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years…
Lynching of Johnnie Cornish: May 6, 1922
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…