Stories tagged "Harris County": 5
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Lynching of John White: October 21, 1919
City: Crosby, Texas County: Harris County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Robbery Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information:…
Jessie Dillingham (Misreported): February 10, 1894
City: Smokeyville, Texas County: Harris CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Caused Train Wreck Manner of Death: Not LynchedSource of…
Lynching of Burl Smith: September 21, 1917
City: Middle Town of Goose Creek (Baytown, Texas)County: Harris CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Twenty-sevenAlleged Crime: Attempted Rape Manner of Death:…
Lynching of S. W. Stidham: December 29, 1882
City: Columbus, TexasCounty: Colorado County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Unknown Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: HangedSource of Information:…
Lynching of Robert Powell: June 20, 1928
City: Houston, TexasCounty: Harris County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 24Alleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of…