Lynching In Texas 2026-09-05T07:06:21+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.lynchingintexas.org/ Lynching In Texas https://www.lynchingintexas.org <![CDATA[Lynching of Bill Jones: June 4, 1890]]>

City: Corrigan, Texas

County: Polk County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Attempted Murder

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: National newspapers

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]]> 2018-08-08T21:24:10+00:00 2023-11-11T23:59:28+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/711 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of William "Billy" Black: November 22, 1891]]>

City: Moscow, Texas

County: Polk County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Insults

Manner of Death: Hanged

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

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]]> 2018-02-27T07:59:24+00:00 2020-02-06T04:45:22+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/487 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of John McCelvy: February 21, 1888]]>

City: Corrigan, Texas

County: Polk County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder 

Manner of Death: Unknown

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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]]> 2018-02-19T06:16:46+00:00 2019-08-07T20:13:40+00:00 https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/396 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Lynching of Benjamin Harris: January 10, 1906]]>

City: Moscow, Texas

County: Polk 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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