Lynching of Benjamin Johnson: July 20, 1895
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City: Mart, Texas
County: Falls County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Family Feud
Manner of Death: Bombed
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Files
"Death from a Bomb."
Source: Green Bay Press-Gazette (Green Bay, Wisconsin). | Date: July 21, 1895.
"Hurled to Death"
Source: The Times Democrat (New Orleans, Louisiana). | Date: July 21, 1895
"Five Negroes Murdered"
Source: The Muscatine Journal (Muscatine, Iowa) | Date: July 23, 1895