Entries tagged "Harris County": 5
Lynching of John White
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
Jessie Dillingham (Misreported)
City: Smokeyville, Texas County: Harris CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Caused Train Wreck Manner of Death: Not LynchedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Lynching of Burl Smith
City: Middle Town of Goose Creek (Baytown, Texas)County: Harris CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Twenty-sevenAlleged Crime: Attempted Rape Manner of Death: HangedNote: The ash tree from which Burl Smith…
Lynching of S. W. Stidham
City: Columbus, TexasCounty: Colorado County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Unknown Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: HangedSource of Information: Chicago Tribune
Lynching of Robert Powell
City: Houston, TexasCounty: Harris County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 24Alleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching