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Lynching of Frank Hayes: June 21, 1885

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City: Elkhart, Texas County: Anderson Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: Chicago…

Lynching of Frank Morgan: June 11, 1885

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City: Gainesville, Texas (Healdton, Oklahoma)County: Cooke CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Thirty-fiveAlleged Crime: Horse theftManner of Death:…

Lynching of Henry Lumpkins: June 5, 1885

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City: Hearne, TexasCounty: Robertson CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: HangedSource of Information: Chicago…

Lynching of Jackson Bennett: December 19, 1885

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City: Mink Prairie (now Magnolia), Texas County: Montgomery County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 19 Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of…

Lynching of James Gazziers: February 7, 1885

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City: Benchley, TexasCounty: Brazos CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: UnknownManner of Death: Shot, Hanged Source of Information:…

Lynching of James Hathorne: July 5, 1885

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City: Trinity, Texas County: Trinity CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Rape Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: Chicago…

Lynching of James Lee: September 8, 1885

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City: Dexter, Texas County: Cooke County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: ShotSource of Information: Chicago…

Lynching of James Moore: June 11, 1885

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City: Gainesville, Texas (Healdton, Oklahoma)County: Cooke CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: EighteenAlleged Crime: Horse theftManner of Death: Hanged Source…

Lynching of John Martin: June 27, 1885

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City: Bells, Texas County: Grayson CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: Chicago…

Lynching of John Pryor: April 24, 1885

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City: Palestine, Texas County: Anderson County Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Assault Manner of Death: Shot Source of Information:…
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