Lynching In Texas 2026-09-05T06:10:12+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.lynchingintexas.org/ Lynching In Texas https://www.lynchingintexas.org <![CDATA[Lynching of Alf Riley: March 16, 1908]]>

City: Magnolia, Texas

County: Montgomery County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Shot 

Source of Information: Tuskegee Institute

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]]> 2019-06-02T02:16:54+00:00 2023-11-01T19:46:30+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/943 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of James Kinder: March 16, 1908]]>

City: Magnolia, Texas

County: Montgomery County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: Tuskegee Institute

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]]> 2019-06-02T02:15:03+00:00 2023-11-01T19:37:11+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/942 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of Willie B. Smith: June 7, 1924]]>

City: Grapeland, Texas

County: Houston County 

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black 

Gender of Victim: Male 

Age of Victim: 30 

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape 

Manner of Death: Shot 

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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]]> 2018-10-28T17:51:56+00:00 2023-11-06T05:24:53+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/898 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of Unknown: May 17, 1889]]> City: Millican, Texas

County: Brazos County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black 

Gender of Victim: Unknown

Age of Victim: Unknown 

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape 

Manner of Death: Unknown 

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

Unconfirmed by newspaper stories

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]]> 2018-09-25T05:45:23+00:00 2018-09-27T07:23:31+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/891 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of Thomas Dixon: May 5, 1916]]>

City: Hempstead, Texas

County: Waller County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 22

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: National Newspapers

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]]> 2018-08-14T23:29:47+00:00 2019-08-02T21:59:45+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/837 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of Crawford Benson: July 25, 1887]]>

City: Kaufman, Texas

County: Kaufman County

Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 18

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape 

Manner of Death: Shot, Hanged

Source of Information: National newspapers

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]]> 2018-08-06T23:29:38+00:00 2023-09-20T01:31:50+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/619 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of Ed Williams: June 29, 1886]]>

City: Gainesville, Texas

County: Cooke County

Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: National newspapers

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]]> 2018-08-06T23:17:42+00:00 2023-09-20T01:18:20+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/608 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of W.C. Lovell: May 23, 1933]]>

City: Carthage, Texas

County: Panola County

Race or Ethnicity of Vicitm: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 17-years-old

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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]]> 2018-02-27T11:07:47+00:00 2018-10-28T23:02:00+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/509 Lynching in Texas Staff <![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 Jones: August 22, 1917]]>

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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