Lynching In Texas

Lynching of William Johnson: July 22, 1891

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City: Henderson, Texas

County: Rusk County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: 17

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching, Tuskegee Institute, Equal Justice Initiative

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Lynching of Andrew Jackson: January 7, 1883

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City: Henderson, Texas County: Rusk 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

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Lynching of Henry Sherrow : November 11, 1905

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City: Henderson, Texas

County: Rusk 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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Lynching of Robert Askew: November 12, 1905

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City: Henderson, Texas

County: Rusk 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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Lynching of John Reese: November 12, 1905

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City: Henderson, Texas

County: Rusk 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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