Name not reported

Three Black people were taken from the jail in Washington County, Texas, by a mob and lynched in November 1886, around the time of the election, amid race conflict. An 1888 report in The Abilene Reflector on a proposed exodus of Black people from Texas describes the killings but gives no names for the three.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: historical newspaper report on a proposed exodus of Black people from Texas (reporters).

Source

• The Abilene Reflector, February 2, 1888, page 4 The Abilene Reflector, February 2, 1888