Lynching of Joseph Durfee: October 14, 1914
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City: Angleton, Texas
County: Brazoria County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Thirty-five
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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