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Enslaved Woman Kills Child
An enslaved woman kills a child named Pike Pace (either on June 8 or June 9) in Bonham and is hanged after being found...
An Enslaved Woman Poisons Master
An enslaved woman poisons her female owner with arsenic approximately twelve miles north of Centerville. The woman survives...
Enslaved Girl Whipped for Stealing Money
An enslaved girl is whipped for several hours for stealing money from a man named Griffin in Coryell County.
Three Enslaved Men Hanged near Trinity River
Three enslaved men named Sam, Cato, and Patrick are convicted and hanged by vigilante committee at north bank of the Trinity...
Enslaved Man Shot in Colorado County
An enslaved man is shot near the Bernard (present-day Little San Bernard River) after trying to run away. He would later die...
Enslaved Runaway Man Shot Near Victoria
An enslaved runaway man is shot near Victoria. He is believed to have died from his wounds.
Master Killed by Enslaved Men Near Brenham
A master named Thomas Erwin is tied down and shot by two of his enslaved men.
Two Abolitionists Hanged in Anderson County
Two abolitionists, named Antney Wyric and Alford Cable, are hanged in present-day Palestine.
Men Hanged in Palestine
Several African American men, in addition to a white man, are hanged in Palestine, having been accused of a plot to poison...
Overseer Stabbed by Enslaved Man in Colorado County
An overseer is stabbed by an enslaved man, who then escapes with another enslaved person.
Enslaved Man Hanged at Science Hill
An enslaved man is hanged southwest of present-day Athens after being accused of attempting to poison the water in the town.
Black Man Hanged at Red Oak
A black man alleged to be the ringleader of a plot to poison the water supply at Red Oak is hanged by vigilantes in present-...
Blacks Hanged for Alleged Rebellion
Around twenty blacks are hanged in connection with an alleged slave rebellion in Waxahachie.
Three Enslaved People Killed by Mob
Two enslaved persons are hanged, and another is whipped to death by a mob in Dallas after being accused of committing arson...
African American Youth Hanged by Vigilantes in Georgetown
An African American boy is accused of committing arson and hanged by local vigilantes.
African American Man Sentenced to Death by Vigilantes in Danville
An African American man named Allen is sentenced to death for insurrectionary activity thirty miles east of present-day...
Enslaved Woman Hanged by Vigilantes
An enslaved woman belonging to a Mr. Herndon is hanged for arson in Henderson, possibly on August 27th.
Two Enslaved Men Kill Man in Liberty County
A runaway enslaved man named Bob and an unnamed enslaved man kill a white man named Alexander, who had promised the two...
Enslaved People Whipped in Lyons
An undisclosed number of enslaved people are whipped in connection to a plot to escape approximately twenty miles southwest...