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Bob Brown (Misreported): April 27, 1897

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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:…

George Moss (Misreported): November 29, 1886

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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:…

Sandy Smith (Misreported): November 29, 1886

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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 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…

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…

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…

Roger Payne (Misreported): December 11, 1922

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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 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:…

Unknown (Misreported): October 14, 1886

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City: La Jarita, Mexico County: Nuevo Leon, Mexico Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Theft Manner of Death:…

Unknown (Misreported): October 14, 1886

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City: La Jarita, Mexico County: Nuevo Leon, Mexico Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Theft Manner of Death: Shot Source of Information:…
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