Lynching of Thomas Williams: August 11, 1905
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City: Sulphur Springs, Texas
County: Hopkins County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape
Manner of Death: Hanged, Burned
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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"Burned at Stake: Negro Assaulted White Child at Sulphur Springs and Pays Usual Penalty This Morning."
Source: Evening Messenger (Marshall, Texas) | Date: August 11, 1905
"Hanged and Burned"
Source: Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas) | Date: August 12, 1905
"Hanged and Burned (article)"
Source: Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas) | Date: August 12, 1905
"Hanged and Burned (transcription)
Source: Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas) | Date: August 12, 1905