Lynching of Walter Dering: April 16, 1878
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City: Riverside, Texas
County: Walker County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Eighteen
Alleged Crime: Miscegenation
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: National newspapers
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"Houston Has Had A Fresh Sensation"
Source: Tri Weekly Herald (Marshall, Texas) | Date: April 11, 1878
"The Miscegenation Case"
Source: Tri Weekly Herald (Marshall, Texas) | Date: April 16, 1878
"A Girl's Elopement with a Negro -- The Mob Kill Him."
Source: Richmond Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia) | Date: April 16, 1878
"The Brenham Banner"
Source: Tri Weekly Herald (Marshall, Texas) | Date: April 18, 1878
"Walter Dering"
Source: Austin American Statesman (Austin, Texas) | Date: April 18, 1878
"Love and Lynching"
Source: Stark County Democrat (Canton, Ohio) | Date: April 18, 1878
"A Negro Lynched"
Source: Brenham Weekly Banner (Brenham, Texas) | Date: April 19, 1878
"A Negro Named Dering"
Source: Marshall Messenger (Marshall, Texas) | Date: April 20, 1878
"Miscegenation"
Source: Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts) | Date: April 21, 1878
"Negro Dering"
Source: Dallas Daily Herald (Dallas, Texas) | Date: April 21, 1878