Lynching of Frank Williams: June 21, 1908

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Hemphill, Texas

County: Sabine County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 22

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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"Nine Negroes Lynched: Texas Mob Takes Them From the County Jail."
Source: *The Coffeyville Daily Journal* (Coffeyville, Kansas) | Date: June 23, 1908

"11 Dead in Texas Race War: Six Negroes Taken From Jail and Lynched at Hemphill. Others Shot Down While Fleeing From Angry White Men - Rangers and Militia Called Out to Quell Disturbance That Has Spread Over Large Territory.”
Source: *The Sun* (New York, New York) | Date: June 23, 1908

"Mob Hangs Five"
Source: *Dallas Morning News* | Date: June 23, 1908

"Nine Lynched: Texas Mob Takes Summary Vengeance On Negroes For Murders. 5 Hanged to One Limb, One Shot Down In His Tracks As He Tries to Run. Two Bodies Found in Creek, Ninth And Last Shot Down At Gate Of One Of The Murdered White Men - Both Blacks And Whites Armed And Militia In Readiness To Suppress Riot."
Source: *The Baltimore Sun* (Baltimore, Maryland) | Date: June 23, 1908

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Frank Williams: June 21, 1908,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/266.

Published February 17, 2018. Last updated September 27, 2018.

Lynching of Frank Williams: June 21, 1908

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"Nine Negroes Lynched: Texas Mob Takes Them From the County Jail."

"11 Dead in Texas Race War: Six Negroes Taken From Jail and Lynched at Hemphill. Others Shot Down While Fleeing From Angry White Men - Rangers and Militia Called Out to Quell Disturbance That Has Spread Over Large Territory.”

"Mob Hangs Five"

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