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Lynching of Jesse Washington

Jesse Washington was a 17-year-old African American farmhand who was lynched in the county seat of Waco, Texas, on May 15, 1916, in what became a well-known example of lynching. Washington was accused of raping and murdering Lucy Fryer, the wife of his white employer in rural Robinson, Texas. After being found guilty and sentenced to death, he was chained by his neck and dragged out of the county court by observers. Washington was then paraded through the street, all while being stabbed and beaten, before being held down and castrated. Read more on Wikipedia

Their biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Lynching of Jesse Washington is the 452nd most popular social activist (down from 299th in 2024). (down from 2,034th in 2019)

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Lynching of Jesse Washington ranks 452 out of 840. Before them are Otto Warmbier, Anna Louise Strong, Eugénie Cotton, Melchora Aquino, Harry Wu, and Henriette Herz. After them are Matilda Joslyn Gage, Jason Moore, Phyllis Schlafly, Bogaletch Gebre, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Carlos Fonseca.