Lynching of Henry Hamilton: July 25, 1899

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Navasota, Texas

County: Grimes County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Challenging Whites

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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"Race Riot In Texas."
Source: *Alexandria Gazette* (Alexandria, Virginia) | Date: July 26, 1899

"Blacks Rioting: Race War Rampant in Texas and Georgia."
Source: *Buffalo Courier* (Buffalo, New York) | Date: July 26, 1899

"Negroes Strung Up"
Source: *Grand Forks Daily Herald* (Grand Forks, North Dakota) | Date: July 26, 1899

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Henry Hamilton: July 25, 1899,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/199.

Published February 16, 2018. Last updated November 10, 2023.

Lynching of Henry Hamilton: July 25, 1899

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"Race Riot In Texas."

"Blacks Rioting: Race War Rampant in Texas and Georgia."

"Negroes Strung Up"

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