Lynching of Gaines Gordon: October 25, 1901
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City: Quitman
County: Wood
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching, Newspapers
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"Jail Besieged: Negro Hanged: Lynchers Batter In Door of Texas Lockup and Take Life of Alleged Murderer."
Source: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois). | Date: October 25, 1901.