lynching of Jesse Washington

Quando

15 de mai. de 1916

Tipo

Homicídio

Mortos

1

Coordenadas

31.56° N, 97.13° W

Description

lynching in 1916, in Waco, Texas, United States

Injured

0

1916 killing in Waco, Texas, U.S.

Jesse Washington was a 17-year-old African American farmhand who was lynched in the county seat of Waco, Texas, on May 15, 1916, in what became a well-known example of lynching known as the "Waco Horror". Washington was accused of raping and murdering Lucy Fryer, the wife of his white employer in rural Robinson, Texas.

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