Lynching of Sank Majors: August 8, 1905
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City: Waco, Texas
County: McLennan 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
Files
"Sheriff Tilley Says Wrong Negro Lynched" (This story inaccurately uses the name Frank Majors. The victim's name was Sank Majors).
Source: Austin American Statesman (Austin, Texas) | Date: July 16, 1905
"Negro Landed Safely in the County Jail" (This story inaccurately uses the name Frank Majors. The victim's name was Sank Majors).
Source: Austin American Statesman (Austin, Texas) | Date: July 23, 1905
"Frank Majors Quietly Removed to Waco Jail" (This story inaccurately uses the name Frank Majors. The victim's name was Sank Majors).
Source: Austin American Statesman (Austin, Texas) | Date: July 28, 1905
"Admits Identity" (This story inaccurately uses the name Frank Majors. The victim's name was Sank Majors).
Source: Weekly Town Talk (Alexandria, Louisiana) | Date: July 29, 1905
"Hanged Him: Sank Majors Was Strung Up by a Mob at Waco."
Source: The Houston Post (Houston, Texas) | Date: August 8, 1905
"Frank Majors" (This story inaccurately uses the name Frank Majors. The victim's name was Sank Majors).
This paper inaccurately uses the name Frank Majors. The victim's name was Sank Majors. | Source: Austin American Statesman (Austin, Texas) | Date: August 9, 1905
"Governor Shocked by Lynching of Majors" (This story inaccurately uses the name Frank Majors. The victim's name was Sank Majors).
Source: Austin American Statesman (Austin, Texas) | Date: August 9, 1905
"Hanged Him: Sank Majors Was Strung Up by a Mob at Waco."
Source: The Liberty Vindicator (Liberty, Texas) | Date: August 11, 1905