Lynching of Abe Brown: July 14, 1899
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City: Yorktown, Texas
County: DeWitt County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Rape/Murder
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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"Goliad: Abe Brown Shot to Death by the Posse"
Source: The Times Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana) | Date: July 15, 1899
"Two Texas Lynchings."
Source: The Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio) | Date: July 15, 1899