Lynching of Reddick Barton: October 22, 1902
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City: Hempstead, Texas County: Waller County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Rape and Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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"Lynched Two Negros: Hempstead, Texas, the Scene and "Jim" Wesley and Reddick Barton the Victims: Were Taken From Court: Sheriff and Deputies Awaiting Arrival of Militia."
Source: The Lincoln Star (Lincoln, Nebraska). | Date: October 22, 1902.