Lynching of William Williams: April 3, 1890
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City: Kosse, Texas
County: Limestone County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Rape
Manner of Death: Hanged and Shot
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Files
"A Confessed Rapist Hanged to a Tree and His Body Riddled With Bullets."
Source: The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee) | Date: April 5, 1890
"A Brute Hanged"
Source: Fort Scott Daily Monitor (Fort Scott, Kansas) | Date: April 5, 1890
"Negro Lynched"
Source: The Indianapolis Journal (Indianapolis, Indiana) | Date: April 5, 1890