Entries tagged "Upshur County": 4
Lynching of William Spencer
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 Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Lynching of Lonnie Newsome
City: Gladewater, Texas
County: Upshur County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Unknown
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Lynching of Alex Kinley
City: Big Sandy, Texas County: Upshur County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: HangedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Lynching of Chilton Jennings
City: Gilmer, TexasCounty: Upshur CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: About 18Alleged Crime: Assaulting a White WomanManner of Death: HangedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching