Stories tagged "Polk County": 4
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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 MurderManner of Death: Hanged Source of Information:…
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 of John McCelvy: February 21, 1888
City: Corrigan, Texas County: Polk CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: UnknownSource of Information: Chicago…
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…