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Lynching of Victoriano Ponce: May 22, 1916

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City: Kingsville, Texas County: Kleberg County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Train Wrecking Manner of Death:…

Lynching of Louis Morin: May 22, 1916

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City: Kingsville, Texas County: Kleberg County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Outlawry Manner of Death:…

Lynching of Thomas Dixon: May 5, 1916

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City: Hempstead, Texas County: Waller County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 22 Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape Manner of Death:…

Lynching of Buck Thomas: November 28, 1916

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City: Clarksville, Texas County: Red River County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Assault Manner of Death: HangedSource of Information:…

Lynching of Joseph Johnson: November 5, 1916

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City: Bay City, Texas County: Matagorda CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP…

Lynching of William Spencer: October 4, 1916

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City: Graceton, TexasCounty: Upshur CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 20Alleged Crime: Shot at a ConstableManner of Death: Shot/HangedSource of…

Lynching of Edward Lang: August 19, 1916

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City: Rice, Texas County: Navarro County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 19Alleged Crime: Attempted Assault Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information:…

Lynching of Stephen Brown: August 6, 1916

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City: Seymour, Texas County: Baylor County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: ShotSource of Information: NAACP 30…

Lynching of Geronimo Lerma: June 20, 1916

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City: Brownwood, TexasCounty: Brown County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: HispanicGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: EighteenAlleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: ShotSource of Information: NAACP 30…

Lynching of Jesse Washington: May 15, 1916

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City: Waco, Texas County: McLennan County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 17Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years…
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