Lynching of Chester Sawyer

June 25, 1917

City: Galveston, Texas

County: Galveston County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Chester Sawyer,” Lynching In Texas, accessed October 14, 2024, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/469.