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Lynching of John Smith: September 1, 1886

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City: Greenville, Texas County: Hunt County Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 23 Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of…

Lynching of Bill Harris: August 3, 1886

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City: Whitehall, Texas County: McLennan County Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Rape Manner of Death: Hanged Source…

Lynching of James Howard: December 16, 1886

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City: Texarkana, Texas County: Bowie County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Thirty-five Alleged Crime: Assault Manner of Death: Shot, Hanged Source of…

Lynching of Dick Butler: November 29, 1886

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City: De Kalb, Texas (Red River Area) County: Bowie County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Shot Source of…

Lynching of Factor Jones: November 29, 1886

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City: De Kalb, Texas (Red River Area) County: Bowie County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Shot Source of…

Lynching of William Hewey: November 1, 1886

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City: Shepherd, Texas County: San Jacinto County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Mulatto Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information:…

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…

Lynching of Thomas Farrar: October 3, 1886

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City: Throckmorton, Texas County: Throckmorton County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Rape and Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of…

Lynching of Unknown: July 26, 1886

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City: De Leon, Texas County: Comanche County, Texas Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of…

Lynching of Porter Sorell: July 20, 1886

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City: Luling, Texas County: Caldwell County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Seventeen Alleged Crime: Assault Manner of Death: Shot Source of Information:…
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