Verdict (1916)

ID: 1590 ~ Source: McLennan County District Clerk’s Office
This file appears in: Jesse Washington Lynching
Verdict (1916)

At 11:22 in the morning of the trial, the verdict of Jesse Washington was read by the jury and signed by the foreman, W. B. Brazelton. Moments after the verdict was read aloud, the crowd surged toward Jesse Washington and dragged him out of the courtroom.

This file appears in: Jesse Washington Lynching

By Kurt Terry
Society in the South evolved ensuing the emancipation of slaves after the Civil War. The Reconstruction of the South ended in 1877 and only added to the bad racial tensions in the region. Whites instituted laws that held blacks back from education,…