Lynching In Texas

Lynching of Aureliano Castellán: January 30, 1896

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City: Senior, Texas

County: Bexar County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Assault of a White woman

Manner of Death: Shot, Burned

Source of Information: Tuskegee Institute

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Lynching of Alexander Washington: October 11, 1886

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City: Somerset, Texas County: Atascosa 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: Chicago Tribune

Note: When Alexander “Aleck” Washington was lynched, the town of Somerset was located in Atascosa County. The town of “old” Somerset, settled primarily by Anglo-Americans from Kentucky, was moved to Bexar County in the early 20th century when the railway bypassed the town’s original location. - David C. Carlson, Ph.D.
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Lynching of Unknown Victim: June 5, 1883

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City: San Antonio, Texas
County: Bexar County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Horse theft
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: Chicago Tribune
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Lynching of Unknown Victim: June 5, 1883

2018-02-17T07:57:58+00:00

City: San Antonio, Texas
County: Bexar County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Horse theft
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: Chicago Tribune
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