Lynching In Texas 2026-09-05T08:23:55+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.lynchingintexas.org/ Lynching In Texas https://www.lynchingintexas.org <![CDATA[Lynching of Burl Smith: September 21, 1917]]>

City: Middle Town of Goose Creek (Baytown, Texas)

County: Harris County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Twenty-seven

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Note: The ash tree from which Burl Smith was hanged no longer exists. 

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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]]> 2018-02-19T10:15:46+00:00 2021-07-03T19:01:25+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/481 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of Charles Jennings: August 27, 1917]]>

City: Beaumont, Texas

County: Jefferson County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Forty

Alleged Crime: Unknown

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Unconfirmed by newspaper stories

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City: Elysian Fields, Texas

County: Harrison County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape 

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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City: Orange, Texas

County: Orange County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Attempted Escape from Officers

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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City: Temple, Texas

County: Bell County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Resisting arrest

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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City: Galveston, Texas

County: Galveston County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown  

Alleged Crime: Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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City: Riesel, Texas

County: McLennan County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Assault

Manner of Death: Beaten

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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]]> 2018-02-19T09:38:13+00:00 2019-08-03T00:05:15+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/467 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of Benjamin Harper: June 22, 1917]]>

City: Courtney, Texas

County: Grimes County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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