Lynching of Bascom Cook: June 13, 1894
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City: Sweet Home, Texas
County: Lavaca 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 30 Years of Lynching, Tuskegee Institute, Equal Justice Initiative
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"Negro Murderers Lynched."
Source: Durham Globe (Durham, North Carolina) | Date: June 13, 1894