Lynching of Robert Henson Hilliard: October 29, 1895
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City: Tyler, Texas
County: Smith County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Burned
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Files
"In the hands of the mob" by C.A. Davis
Source: Library of Congress | Date: October 29, 1895
"First Fire Withdrawn" by C.A. Davis
Source: Library of Congress | Date: October 29, 1895
"Burn Him at the Stake"
Source: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) | Date: October 30, 1895
"A Fiend Burned at the Stake"
Source: The Times (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | Date: October 30, 1895
"Unbridled License"
Source: The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, Kansas) | Date: October 31, 1895
"A Texas Lynching - Page I of Story"
Source: The Gazette (Montreal, Canada) | Date: November 14, 1895
"A Texas Lynching - Page II of Story"
Source: The Gazette (Montreal, Canada) | Date: November 14, 1895