Lynching of Louis "Coke" Mills: December 20, 1909

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Rosebud, Texas

County: Falls 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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"Mob Storms Jail in Texas; Negro Lynched."
Source: *Albuquerque Journal* (Albuquerque, New Mexico) | Date: December 21, 1909

"Texas Mob Hangs Negro: Coke Mills Taken From Jail and Lynched at Rosebud."
Source: *The Des Moines Register* (Des Moines, Iowa) | Date: December 21, 1909

"Mob Lynches a Negro: City Marshal of Rosebud Was Fatally Wounded By Coke Mills, Who Was Later Strung Up."
Source: *Palestine Daily Herald* (Palestine, Texas) | Date: December 21, 1909

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Louis "Coke" Mills: December 20, 1909,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/9.

Published February 13, 2018. Last updated September 27, 2018.

Lynching of Louis "Coke" Mills: December 20, 1909

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"Mob Storms Jail in Texas; Negro Lynched."

"Texas Mob Hangs Negro: Coke Mills Taken From Jail and Lynched at Rosebud."

"Mob Lynches a Negro: City Marshal of Rosebud Was Fatally Wounded By Coke Mills, Who Was Later Strung Up."

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