Lynching of Ernest Collins

November 12, 1935

City: Columbus, Texas

County: Colorado

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 15

Alleged Crime: Murder & Alleged Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Ernest Collins,” Lynching In Texas, accessed October 8, 2024, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/513.