Lynching of Jim Early: May 17, 1922
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City: Plantersville, Texas
County: Grimes County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: About 25
Alleged Crime: Attempted Assault
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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"Five Other Victims"
Source: The Winfield Daily Free Press | Date: May 20, 1922
"Negro 'Earlie' Hanged Near Plantersville."
Source: Conroe Courier | Date: May 19, 1922
"Young Negro Lynched by Crowd of Texans."
Source: Baltimore Sun, May 19, 1922.
"Negro's Body Found Swinging to a Tree."
Source: Durham Morning Herald (Durham, North Carolina), May 19, 1922.