1878 newspaper report detailing the killing of Walter Dering in Walker County, Texas

ID: 3155 | This file appears in: The 1878 Lynching of Walter Dering
Excerpt from an April 11, 1878 newspaper report detailing the killing of Walter Dering in Walker County, Texas. The article describes how a mob seized Dering from custody and carried out a fatal shooting, illustrating how racial violence and extrajudicial punishment undermined the authority of the legal system during the Reconstruction era. | Creator: National Newspapers | Date: April 11, 1878 | Source: Lynching in Texas: The Glassell Family and Lone Star Lynchings Digital Archive, Item 1005, Sam Houston State University | Rights: Public domain. Digital image courtesy of Sam Houston State University Special Collections.
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National Newspapers

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Lynching in Texas: The Glassell Family and Lone Star Lynchings Digital Archive, Item 1005, Sam Houston State University

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April 11, 1878

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Public domain. Digital image courtesy of Sam Houston State University Special Collections.
" 1878 newspaper report detailing the killing of Walter Dering in Walker County, Texas" appears in: The 1878 Lynching of Walter Dering