Lynching of Jim Brown: July 27, 1918
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City: Ben Hur, Texas County: Limestone County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Assault Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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"Texas crowd hangs man accused of attacking white woman."
Source: Buffalo Morning Express (Buffalo, New York) | Date: July 29, 1918
"Mob Hangs Negro for Girl Attack."
Source: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) | Date: July 28, 1918
"Negro Lynched By Mob at Ben Hur For Alleged Assault"
Source: The Paris Morning News (Paris, Texas) | Date: July 28, 1918