JESSE WASHINGTON (1897–1916)

On the morning of May 15, 1916, approximately 15,000 people gathered near Waco, Texas to witness the trial and lynching of Jesse Washington, an eighteen-year-old black man charged with the bludgeoning death of Lucy Fryer. The brutal murder of Washington provided the newly formed National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) with an opportunity to place lynching at the forefront of public consciousness, and thereby solicit support for its national anti-lynching campaign.

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https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/washington-jessie-1897-1916/