Lynching of Tom Cornish: May 8, 1922
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City: Kirvin, Texas
County: Freestone County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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"Negro is Found Hanging in Tree"
Source: San Angelo Daily Standard (San Angelo, Texas) | Date: May 8, 1922
"Race War Threatens In Texas"
Source: Arkansas Democrat (Little Rock, Arkansas) | Date: May 8, 1922
"Fourth Negro is Lynched as a Result of Kirven Murder; Body Found Hanging to Tree"
Source: Wichita Daily Times (Wichita Falls, Texas) | Date: May 8, 1922
"Race War Feared As Result of Burning of 3 Blacks at Kervin"
Source: Austin American-Statesman (Austin, Texas) | Date: May 8, 1922