John Campbell

John Campbell, a Black man, was held in the jail at Navasota, Texas, when a mob took him from the jail on the night of March 7, 1908, according to a dispatch citing the sheriff. The mob hanged him from a telegraph pole and fired shots into his body before dispersing. The sheriff of Navasota County told the governor the killing was a very orderly lynching.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took John Campbell from the Navasota, Texas, jail on March 7, 1908, hanged him from a telegraph pole and fired shots into his body; the sheriff described it to the governor as a very orderly lynching.

Reported by: Sheriff of Navasota County (the agency that held him); news reports.

Sources (10)

• The Birmingham Age-Herald, March 8, 1908, page 7 The Birmingham Age-Herald, March 8, 1908
• The San Antonio Light, March 9, 1908, page 4 The San Antonio Light, March 9, 1908
• The Sun, March 9, 1908, page 5 The Sun, March 9, 1908
• New-York Tribune, March 9, 1908, page 1 New-York Tribune, March 9, 1908
• The Brandon News, March 12, 1908, page 3 The Brandon News, March 12, 1908
• The Bossier Banner, March 12, 1908, page 2 The Bossier Banner, March 12, 1908
• Tensas Gazette, March 13, 1908, page 8 Tensas Gazette, March 13, 1908
• The Midland Journal, March 13, 1908, page 2 The Midland Journal, March 13, 1908
• The Thibodaux Sentinel, March 14, 1908, page 1 The Thibodaux Sentinel, March 14, 1908
• The Washington Bee, March 21, 1908, page 8 The Washington Bee, March 21, 1908