Lynching of William Griffith

July 19, 1894

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Woodville, Texas

County: Tyler County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 17

Alleged Crime: Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching, Tuskegee Institute, Equal Justice Initiative

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of William Griffith,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 14, 2024, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/172.

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Published on Feb 16, 2018. Last updated on Mar 3, 2020.