Lynching of Allie Thompson: June 28, 1899
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City: Waskom, Texas
County: Harrison County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: 21
Alleged Crime: Rape
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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"RAPE!: A White Woman Assaulted at Waskom. Allie Thompson, the Negro who Committed the Assault Arrested and Confesses. A Lynching Expected."
Source: Evening Messenger (Marshall, Texas) | Date: June 28, 1899
"Speedy Punishment Comes to a Negro Ravisher in the Pelican State."
Source: The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio) | Date: June 29, 1899