Lynching of Buddy Evins: May 21, 1928
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City: Center, Texas
County: Shelby County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: HangedÂ
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Files
"Black Caught After Break From Jail"
Source: Austin American Statesman | Date: May 21, 1928
"Texas Slaying Suspect Torn From Two Officers And Then Hanged"
Source: The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) | Date: May 21, 1928
""Buddy" Evins, Negro, Lynched by Texas Mob"
Source: Corvallis Gazette-Times (Corvallis,Oregon) | Date: May 21, 1928
"Texas Negro Lynched by Angry Mob Which Takes Him From Two Officers"
Source: Valdosta Daily Times (Valdosta, Georgia) | Date: May 21, 1928