Stories in "Misreported Lynchings": 37
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Roger Payne (Misreported): December 11, 1922
City: Streetman, Texas
County: Navarro County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: 25-years-old
Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape
Manner of Death: Not Killed
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Jack Crews (Misreported): October 14, 1895
City: Gainesville, Texas County: Cooke County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Not Lynched; Legal Execution…
Jessie Dillingham (Misreported): February 10, 1894
City: Smokeyville, Texas County: Harris CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Caused Train Wreck Manner of Death: Not LynchedSource of…
George Williams (Misreported): June 17, 1893
City: Waco, TexasCounty: McLennan County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: About 30 Alleged Crime: RapeManner of Death: Not lynched Source of Information: NAACP…
Sandy Smith (Misreported): November 29, 1886
Sandy Smith was taken into federal custody in Fort Smith, Arkansas.He was shot trying to escape. He was not lynched.Some of the information below was misreported.City: De Kalb, Texas
County: Bowie…
George Moss (Misreported): November 29, 1886
George Moss was tried in federal court in Fort Smith, Arkansas.He was not lynched. Some of the information below was misreported.City: De Kalb, Texas
County: Bowie County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim:…
Bob Brown (Misreported): April 27, 1897
City: Harleton, TexasCounty: Harrison County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Unknown Manner of Death: Not KilledSource of Information:…
Dave Woods (Misreported): September 17, 1885
Dave Woods was imprisoned for manslaughter.Some of the information below was misreported.City: McDade, TexasCounty: Bastrop CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male Age of…
Alf Whitten (Misreported): January 3, 1888
Alf Whitten was not killed. Some elements below were misreported.City: Madisonville, Texas County: Madison County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged…
Patrick Henry (Misreported): July 3, 1890
City: Neches, Texas County: Anderson County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Gambling Manner of Death: Hanged/Axed Source of Information:…