1 hr 10 min
Texas Lynch Mobs (part 1) - The San Saba Mob Outlaws & Scorned Women
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- True Crime
The first in a two-part deep dive into the long, monstrous history of lynching in Texas. Because no exploration of the crime in this state would be complete, or honest, without taking a long, hard look at this particular atrocity. So hug a puppy, y'all, and let's get into it.
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Sources:
Frontier Times Magazine, June 1950
Texas State Historical Association
Lone Star Law: A Legal History of Texas (American Liberty and Justice), by Michael Ariens
See No Evil Speak No Evil: a history of mob violence in the Texas heartland, 1869-1904, by Ross McSwain
"Lynching In Texas", by David L. Chapman, B.A.
The first in a two-part deep dive into the long, monstrous history of lynching in Texas. Because no exploration of the crime in this state would be complete, or honest, without taking a long, hard look at this particular atrocity. So hug a puppy, y'all, and let's get into it.
----more----
Sources:
Frontier Times Magazine, June 1950
Texas State Historical Association
Lone Star Law: A Legal History of Texas (American Liberty and Justice), by Michael Ariens
See No Evil Speak No Evil: a history of mob violence in the Texas heartland, 1869-1904, by Ross McSwain
"Lynching In Texas", by David L. Chapman, B.A.
1 hr 10 min