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Abstract | A postcard depicting the lynching of five African American young men in Hemphill, Sabine County, Tex., on 22 June 1908. Below the image is a poem about white supremacy titled "The Dogwood Tree." |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Back to TopOn 22 June 1908, Will Manuel, Cleve Williams, Moses Spellman, Will Johnson, Jerry Evans, and [unidentified] Williams, all African American men aged 20-27 years, were removed from the local prison in Hemphill, Tex., and lynched. This postcard depicts the lynching, and includes a poem about white supremacy. One of the six men-it is not indicated which-was shot rather than hanged, and thus does not appear on the postcard. All six men had been charged with the murder of a local white man, Aaron M. Johnson.
Back to TopA postcard depicting the lynching of five African American young men in Hemphill, Sabine County, Tex., on 22 June 1908. Below the image is the poem "The Dogwood Tree," copywritten by T. DeBenning. Alternate versions of this card not included in this collections are listed as "Pub. by Harkrider Drug Co., Center, Tex."
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Postcard depicting the lynching of five African American young men in Hemphill, Sabine County, Tex., 22 June 1908 |