Lynching of Frank Bates

April 5, 1910

City: Centerville, Texas

County: Leon 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

Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Frank Bates,” Lynching In Texas, accessed April 28, 2024, https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/305.