Entries tagged "Hempstead": 4
Lynching of Thomas Dixon
City: Hempstead, Texas
County: Waller County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: 22
Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: National Newspapers
Lynching of Reddick Barton
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
Lynching of Jim Wesley
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
Lynching of Jesse Walker
City: Hempstead, Texas County: Waller County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: Rape Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching