On February 12th, 2023, a new historical marker was placed in front of city hall to recognize the 1916 lynching of Black teen Jesse Washington in Waco.

A ceremony at 3 p.m. Sunday in front of Waco City Hall, 300 Austin Ave. will dedicate the new state historical marker acknowledging the 1916 lynching of Jesse Washington and the area's history of ...

After years of effort and delays, a historical marker on the 1916 lynching of Jesse Washington, and lynching culture generally, is ready to be installed outside Waco City Hall.

Students, faculty and staff at Baylor University held a march to mark the 100th anniversary of a lynching that nearly half of Waco's residents watched, but few of Waco's leaders in 1916 condemned.

Houston author Patricia Bernstein, who wrote “The First Waco Horror: The Lynching of Jesse Washington and the Rise of the NAACP,” said Wednesday that she wanted to help residents start a ...

Houston author Patricia Bernstein, who wrote “The First Waco Horror: The Lynching of Jesse Washington and the Rise of the NAACP,” said Wednesday that she wanted to help residents start a ...

The marker, titled "The Waco Horror: The lynching of Jesse Washington," was commissioned in 2021 and will be dedicated at a ceremony at City Hall on Feb. 12.

City Manager Larry Groth, who is white, said he is not certain the Washington lynching needs to be memorialized. "I don't think we should be judged by an event in 1916," said Groth, a Waco native.

Washington was brutally beaten, hanged, and burned alive on July 15, 1916 after being convicted of the murder of Robinson resident Lucy Fryer. There were prayers, songs, and regret.

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WACO, Texas — The City of Waco will hold a dedication ceremony in February to commemorate a new historical marker marking an infamous lynching that took place in 1916. The marker, titled "The ...