Lynching of Bill Harris: August 3, 1886

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Whitehall, Texas

County: McLennan County

Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: National newspapers

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Bill Harris: August 3, 1886,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/587.
Published August 06, 2018. Last updated July 17, 2019.

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