Lynching of Charles Jennings: August 27, 1917

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Beaumont, Texas

County: Jefferson County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Forty

Alleged Crime: Unknown

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Unconfirmed by newspaper stories

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Charles Jennings: August 27, 1917,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/479.
Published February 19, 2018. Last updated August 03, 2019.

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