Lynching of Unknown: February 28, 1888

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City: Spanish Camp, Texas

County: Wharton County

Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Unknown

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Land Dispute

Manner of Death: Shot and Burned

Source of Information: National newspapers

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"Eight Negroes Shot or Burned"
Source: *The Inter Ocean* (Chicago, Illinois) | Date: February 28, 1888

"The Manitoba Defalcations-Crimes and Casualties"
Source: *The Wichita Beacon* (Wichita, Kansas) | Date: February 29, 1888

"Horrible Atrocities in Texas"
Source: *Wyoming Democrat* (Tunkhannock, Pennslyvania) | Date: March 2, 1888

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Unknown: February 28, 1888,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/645.

Published August 06, 2018. Last updated September 22, 2023.

Lynching of Unknown: February 28, 1888

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"Eight Negroes Shot or Burned"

"The Manitoba Defalcations-Crimes and Casualties"

"Horrible Atrocities in Texas"

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