Lynching of William Johnson: February 17, 1905

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City: Smithville, Texas County: Bastrop County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Rape Manner of Death: Shot Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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"Played a Lone Hand"
Source: *Galveston Daily News,* (Galveston, Texas) | Date: February 19, 1905

"Texas Mobs Lynch Two Men."
Source: *The Chicago Tribune* (Chicago, Illinois) | Date: February 18, 1905

"Two Men Lynched in Texas in Same Section."
Source: *El Paso Herald* (El Paso, Texas) | Date: February 17, 1905

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of William Johnson: February 17, 1905 ,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/71.

Published February 14, 2018. Last updated September 27, 2018.

Lynching of William Johnson: February 17, 1905

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"Played a Lone Hand"

"Texas Mobs Lynch Two Men."

"Two Men Lynched in Texas in Same Section."

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