Lynching of Bill Burleson

March 25, 1884

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Gonzales, Texas

County: Gonzales County 

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged 

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Bill Burleson,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 16, 2024, https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/239.

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Published on Feb 17, 2018. Last updated on Apr 23, 2019.