Lynching of Washington Giles: June 30, 1920
Text
City: Damon Mound, Texas County: Brazoria County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder of a Deputy Sheriff Manner of Death: Shot Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
Files
"Four Negroes Killed by Mob"
Source: El Paso Herald (El Paso, Texas) | Date: June 30, 1920
"Four Negroes Dead as Consequence of Wharton Killing"
Source: The Houston Post (Houston, Texas) | Date: July 30, 1930
"Negro Man Hunt Continues; Entire Town Participates"
Source: The Houston Post (Houston, Texas) | Date: July 29, 1920
"Two Negroes Shot to Death; Two Hung by Wharton Mob"
Source: Austin American-Statesman | Date: June 30, 1920