Lynching of Abe Brown

July 14, 1899

City: Yorktown, Texas

County: DeWitt County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Rape/Murder

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Abe Brown,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 15, 2024, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/196.