Lynching In Texas
A project by Sam Houston State UniversityThis website represents an ongoing effort to document the lynchings that occurred in Texas between 1882 and 1945. At present, our database includes more than 600 lynchings that were cataloged by the Chicago Tribune (1882-1888), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1889-1942), and major newspapers around the nation. Read more About Us
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Lynching of Ted Smith
City: Greenville, TexasCounty: Hunt County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 18 Alleged Crime: AssaultManner of Death: BurnedSource of Information: National…
Lynching of John White
City: Crosby, Texas County: Harris County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Robbery Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information:…
Lynching of John Campbell
On March 8, 1908, dawn arrived in Navasota, just as it did every morning. The fields that surrounded the East Texas town had begun to fill with bluebonnets, and local citizens prepared for a beautiful…