Lynching of George Hughes
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Lynching of George Hughes
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The lynching of George Hughes, which led to what is called the Sherman Riot, took place in Sherman, Texas, in 1930. An African-American man accused of rape and who was tried in court died on May 9 when the Grayson County Courthouse was set on fire by a White mob, who subsequently burned and looted local Black-owned businesses. Martial law was declared on May 10, but by that time many of Sherman's Black-owned businesses had been burnt to the ground. Thirty-nine people were arrested, eight of whom
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Lynching of an African-American man in 1930
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_George_Hughes
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2024-02-08T20:59:55Z
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