Lynching of Crawford Benson

July 25, 1887

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Kaufman, Texas

County: Kaufman County

Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 18

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape 

Manner of Death: Hanged and Shot

Source of Information: National newspapers

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Crawford Benson,” Lynching In Texas, accessed May 31, 2023, http://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/619.

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Published on Aug 6, 2018. Last updated on Aug 2, 2019.