May 1922 Lynchings

Curated by The Lynching In Texas Team

Lynching of McKinley Snap Curry

City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male  Age of Victim: 22 Alleged Crime: Assault, Murder Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of LynchingAdditional Information:…

Lynching of Johnnie Cornish

City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black  Gender of Victim: Male  Age of Victim: 18 Alleged Crime: Murder  Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of LynchingAdditional Information: Monte…

Lynching of Mose Jones

City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone, County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 43Alleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: BurnedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching of Shattucks Green

City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 23 Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching of Tom Cornish

City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male  Age of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: Hanging Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching of Jim Early

City: Plantersville, Texas County: Grimes County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: About 25Alleged Crime: Attempted Assault Manner of Death: HangedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching of Hullen Owens

City: Texarkana, Texas County: Bowie CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: Hanging, BurnedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching of Mose Bozier

City: Alleyton, Texas County: Colorado CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 60Alleged Crime: AssaultManner of Death: Hanging  Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching of Colbert Wilson

City: Bryan, Texas County: Brazos County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male  Age of Victim: Sixty-eightAlleged Crime: Cattle theftManner of Death: BeatenSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching of Joe Winters

City: Conroe, Texas County: Montgomery County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 20Alleged Crime: Assault of a child Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching of Jesse Thomas

City: Waco, Texas County: McLennan County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Twenty-threeAlleged Crime: Murder, AssaultManner of Death: Shot, BurnedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching