Stories in "Misreported Lynchings": 37
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Newton Allbrooks (Misreported): December 12, 1884
Newton Allbrooks was imprisoned.
Some of the information below was misreported.City: Sulphur Springs, Texas County: Hopkins County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of…
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:…
Peter Nichols (Misreported): January 2, 1882
Peter Nichols was killed during an attempted escape.Some of the information below was misreported.City: Graham, Texas County: Young County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Unknown Gender of Victim: Male…
Pink Lee (Misreported): September 8, 1885
City: Dexter, Texas County: Cooke County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Shot while firing on Texas…
Powhatan Pete (Misreported): May 26, 1885
"Powhatan" Pete was a black man killed in Tennessee.
Some of the information below was misreported.
City: Brownsville, Texas
County: Cameron County
Race of Ethnicity of Victim:…
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
Source of…
Samuel Fowler (Misreported): December 10, 1885
Samuel Fowler was a black man killed in Tennessee.Some of the information below was misreported.City: Kenton, Texas County: Brazos County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male Age…
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…
Stephen Jacobs (Misreported): April 20, 1890
City: Fayetteville, TennesseeCounty: Lincoln County, TennesseeRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: ArsonManner of Death: HangedSource of…
Thomas Boyd (Misreported): January 9, 1895
City: Bowie, TexasCounty: Montague CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: Alleged MurderManner of Death: Not KilledSource of Information:…