Lynching of J.H. McClinton: December 25, 1901

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Deport, Texas

County: Lamar County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Unknown

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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"Mob Shoots Minister: Called To His Door And Killed Him. Merchant Meets Similar Death."
Source: *The Baltimore Sun* (Baltimore, Maryland) | Date: December 26, 1901

"Death From Assassin's Bullet."
Source: *The Daily Herald* (Port Huron, Michigan) | Date: December 27, 1901

"Preacher Murdered: Rev. J.N. McClinton is Killed in His Own Doorway at Prairie Blossom, Texas."
Source: *The Scranton Republican* (Scranton, Texas) | Date: December 27, 1901

Citation Information

Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of J.H. McClinton: December 25, 1901,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/45.

Published February 14, 2018. Last updated September 27, 2018.

Lynching of J.H. McClinton: December 25, 1901

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"Mob Shoots Minister: Called To His Door And Killed Him. Merchant Meets Similar Death."

"Death From Assassin's Bullet."

"Preacher Murdered: Rev. J.N. McClinton is Killed in His Own Doorway at Prairie Blossom, Texas."

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