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George Williams (Misreported): June 17, 1893

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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…

Henry Johnson (Misreported): May 27, 1903

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City: Kaufman, Texas  County: Kaufman County  Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black  Gender of Victim: Male  Age of Victim: Unknown  Alleged Crime: Assault  Manner of Death: Legal Execution Source of…

Herbert Batchan (Misreported): February 14, 1925

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City: Orange, Texas County: Orange County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 25-years-old Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Not killed Source of Information:…

J.B. Walker (Misreported): May 15, 1887

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City: Willis, Texas County: Montgomery CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: Shot - Not KilledSource of Information:…

Jack Crews (Misreported): October 14, 1895

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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…

James Lee (Misreported): September 8, 1885

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City: Dexter, Texas County: Cooke CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Shot while firing on Texas RangersSource…

Jessie Dillingham (Misreported): February 10, 1894

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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…

John Mills (Misreported): August 17, 1882

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John Mills was killed in Mexico.Some of the information below was misreported.City: El Altar, MexicoCounty: Sonora, MexicoRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim:…

John White (Misreported): May 18, 1897

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City: San Augustine, Texas County: San Augustine County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Not killedSource of…

Lynching of Juan Salles: April 25, 1886

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City: Big Springs, TexasCounty: Howard CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: HispanicGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: Burned Source of Information:…
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