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The Lynching Culture in America
Black History Month - USA
The Lynching and Burning of Jessie Washington
1916
Waco, Texas
- 10,000 spectators
Beaten, stabbed, and lynched in front of Waco's city hall. Over 10,000 spectators, including city officials and police, gathered to watch the attack. There was a celebratory atmosphere among whites at the spectacle of the murder, and many children attended during their lunch hour.