Lynching of Andrew Jackson: June 21, 1885

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City: Elkhart, Texas

County: Anderson 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: Chicago Tribune

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"A Mob's Vengeance."
Source: *Sterling Standard* (Sterling, Illinois) | Date: June 25, 1885

"The Elkhart Lynching. Merited Death Of The Fiends. How the Evidence of Their Guilt Was Established - Lizzie Jackson's Horrible Confession - Awful Profanity of Hayes."
Source: *Dallas Weekly Hearld* | Date: June 25, 1885.

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Andrew Jackson: June 21, 1885,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/161.

Published February 15, 2018. Last updated September 20, 2023.

Lynching of Andrew Jackson: June 21, 1885

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"A Mob's Vengeance."

"The Elkhart Lynching. Merited Death Of The Fiends. How the Evidence of Their Guilt Was Established - Lizzie Jackson's Horrible Confession - Awful Profanity of Hayes."

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