Lynching In Texas 2026-09-05T06:12:54+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.lynchingintexas.org/ Lynching In Texas https://www.lynchingintexas.org <![CDATA[Lynching of John White: October 21, 1919]]>

City: Crosby, Texas 

County: Harris County 

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black 

Gender of Victim: Male 

Age of Victim: Unknown 

Alleged Crime: Robbery 

Manner of Death: Burned 

Source of Information: Tuskegee Institute, Equal Justice Initiative

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]]> 2019-07-07T22:32:19+00:00 2026-08-31T17:43:07+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/996 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Jessie Dillingham (Misreported): February 10, 1894]]>

City: Smokeyville, Texas 

County: Harris County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black 

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown 

Alleged Crime: Caused Train Wreck 

Manner of Death: Not Lynched

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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]]> 2018-02-27T10:18:45+00:00 2018-10-22T23:56:48+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/505 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 S. W. Stidham: December 29, 1882]]>

City: Columbus, Texas

County: Colorado County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Unknown

Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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]]> 2018-02-17T06:55:18+00:00 2023-09-20T00:31:15+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/250 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of Robert Powell: June 20, 1928]]>

City: Houston, Texas

County: Harris County 

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 24

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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]]> 2018-02-14T05:38:57+00:00 2023-11-09T05:26:24+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/37 Lynching in Texas Staff