Lynching of Irving Arthur: July 6, 1920
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City: Paris, Texas County: Lamar County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 19 Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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"How Arthur Boys Were Lynched and Three Young Sisters Raped."
Source: New York Age (New York, New York) | Date: September 4, 1920
"Armed Men Patrol Paris, Texas"
Source: Austin American Statesman | Date: July 7, 1920
"Two Negroes Charged with Two Killings are Burned at Stake by Mob"
Source: El Paso Times | Date: July 7, 1920
"Paris Race Clash May Result from Negro Burning"
Source: The Houston Post | Date: July 8, 1920