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Lynching of Jim Kriner (Probable): September 4, 1890

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City: Near Waco County: Falls County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Challenging WhitesManner of Death: Shot Source of Information:…

Lynching of Sam Henderson: March 19, 1906

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City: Waco, Texas County: McLennan County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Unknown Manner of Death: Unknown Source of Information:…

Lynching of Sim Woods: July 15, 1885

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City: Waco, Texas County: McLennan County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Resisting Arrest Manner of Death:…

George Williams (Misreported): June 17, 1893

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City: Waco, TexasCounty: McLennan County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: About 30 Alleged Crime: RapeManner of Death: Not lynched Source of Information: NAACP…

Lynching of Jesse Thomas: May 26, 1922

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City: Waco, Texas County: McLennan County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Twenty-threeAlleged Crime: Murder, AssaultManner of Death: Shot, BurnedSource of…

Lynching of "Curley" Hackney: December 14, 1921

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City: Waco, Texas County: McLennan County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male  Age of Victim: 30 Alleged Crime: Assault Manner of Death: Hanged, and shot Source of Information:…

Lynching of Jesse Washington: May 15, 1916

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City: Waco, Texas County: McLennan County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 17Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years…

Lynching of Sank Majors: August 8, 1905

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City: Waco, Texas County: McLennan County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Rape Manner of Death: HangedSource of Information: NAACP 30…

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