Lynching of Walter Davis: October 1, 1903
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City: Marshall, Texas
County: Harrison County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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"Crowd Broke into Jail and Spirited the Black to Lynching Place."
Source: The Times (Shreveport, Lousiana) | Date: October 2, 1903
"A Negro Lynched in a Texas Town."
Source: The Semi Weekly Messenger (Wilmington, North Carolina) | Date: October 6, 1903