Lynching of Bragg Williams: January 20, 1919
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City: Hillsboro, Texas
County: Hill County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Burning
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Files
"The Growing Menace of Mobocracy."
Source: The Dallas Express (Dallas, Texas) | Date: February 1, 1919.
"Negro Burned Alive for Murder of Woman and Her Child"
Source: The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune (Chillicothe, Missouri) | Date: January 20, 1919
"Murdered Woman and Baby Near Itasca Last December."
Source: Corsicana Daily Sun (Corsicana, Texas) | Date: January 21, 1919
"Negro Burners in Texas Held for Court Contempt"
Source: The Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Oklahoma) | Date: February 22, 1919