May 1922 Lynchings
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Lynching of McKinley "Snap" Curry: May 6, 1922
City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 22 Alleged Crime: Assault, Murder Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information:…
Lynching of Johnnie Cornish: May 6, 1922
City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 18 Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information: NAACP…
Lynching of Mose Jones: May 6, 1922
City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone, County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 43Alleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: BurnedSource of Information: NAACP 30 Years…
Lynching of Shattucks Green: May 8, 1922
City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 23 Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP 30…
Lynching of Tom Cornish: May 8, 1922
City: Kirvin, Texas County: Freestone County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP…
Lynching of Jim Early: May 17, 1922
City: Plantersville, TexasCounty: Grimes CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: About 25Alleged Crime: Attempted Assault Manner of Death: HangedSource of…
Lynching of Hullen Owens: May 19, 1922
City: Texarkana, Texas County: Bowie County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: Hanging, BurnedSource of Information:…
Lynching of Mose Bozier: May 20, 1922
City: Alleyton, Texas County: Colorado CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 60Alleged Crime: AssaultManner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP 30…
Lynching of Colbert Wilson: May 23, 1922
City: Bryan, Texas County: Brazos County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Sixty-eightAlleged Crime: Cattle theftManner of Death: BeatenSource of…
Lynching of Joe Winters: May 20, 1922
City: Conroe, Texas County: Montgomery County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 20Alleged Crime: Assault of a child Manner of Death: Burned Source of…