Lynching of Jesse Walker: September 4, 1902

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Hempstead, Texas

County: Waller 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

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"Negro Lynched."
Source: *Pittston Gazette* (Pittston, Pennsylvania) | Date: September 05, 1902

"Lynched for Criminal Assault."
Source: *The Wilmington Messenger* (Wilmington, North Carolina) | Date: September 05, 1902

"Hanged to Telephone Pole."
Source: *The Democrat-Opinion (McPherson, Kansas)* | Date: September 12, 1902

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Jesse Walker: September 4, 1902,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/49.

Published February 14, 2018. Last updated November 14, 2023.

Lynching of Jesse Walker: September 4, 1902

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"Negro Lynched."

"Lynched for Criminal Assault."

"Hanged to Telephone Pole."

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