Lynching of Jesse Thomas: May 26, 1922
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City: Waco, Texas
County: McLennan County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Twenty-three
Alleged Crime: Murder, Assault
Manner of Death: Shot, Burned
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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