Henry Johnson (Misreported): May 27, 1903
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City: Kaufman, Texas County: Kaufman County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Assault Manner of Death: Legal Execution Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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"Henry Johnson Hanged: Crowd Cheered Wildly While Execution Was in Progress"
Source: Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas) | Date: May 31, 1903
"Wanted To Burn: Negro Assaulted a Lady in Kaufman County Had a Close Call."
Source: The Waxahachie Daily Light (Waxahachie, Texas) | Date: May 27, 1903
"Drama of Death: Henry Johnson Sentenced to Be Executed the Day After His Trial."
Source: Muskogee Daily Phoenix (Muskogee, Oklahoma) | Date: May 31, 1903
"Henry Johnson on Trial"
Source: The Waxahachie Daily Light | Date: May 29, 1903