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Lynching of Squire Carter: September 28, 1885

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City: McDade, Texas County: Bastrop County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Twenty-five Alleged Crime: Unknown Manner of Death:…

Lynching of Charles Gillard: December 13, 1890

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City: Bastrop, Texas County: Bastrop County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Political Dispute Manner of Death: Unknown…

Lynching of Henry Pfeiffer: December 24, 1883

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City: McDade, Texas County: Bastrop County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Horse theft Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information:…

Tobe Cook (Misreported): June 10, 1892

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City: BastropCounty: Bastrop CountyRace: BlackAge: 37Alleged Crime: Rape and MurderManner of Death: Hanged by the stateSource: NAACP 30 Years of LynchingMisreported: Executed by the state

Lynching of M.C. Christian: April 17, 1886

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City: McDade, Texas County: Bastrop County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Arson  Manner of Death: Shot Source of Information: Chicago…

Lynching of Will Hughes: March 4, 1897

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City: Elgin, Texas County: Bastrop CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: Burglary Manner of Death: ShotSource of Information: NAACP 30…

Lynching of Unknown Victim: February 27, 1883

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City: Elgin, Texas County: Bastrop County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Unknown Age of Victim: SeventeenAlleged Crime: Attempted Rape Manner of Death: HangedSource of…

Lynching of Thaddeus McLemore: December 24, 1883

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City: McDade, Texas County: Bastrop County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: TheftManner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: Chicago…

Lynching of Wright McLemore: December 24, 1883

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City: McDade, Texas County: Bastrop CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: TheftManner of Death: HangedSource of Information: Chicago…

Lynching of William Johnson: February 17, 1905

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City: Smithville, Texas County: Bastrop County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Rape Manner of Death: Shot Source of Information: NAACP…

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