Texas Lynch Mobs (part 1) - The San Saba Mob

The first in a two-part deep dive into the long, monstrous history of lynching in Texas. Because no exploration of the crime in this state would be complete, or honest, without taking a long, hard look at this particular atrocity. So hug a puppy, y'all, and let's get into it.

Sources:

• Frontier Times Magazine, June 1950
• Texas State Historical Association
• Lone Star Law: A Legal History of Texas (American Liberty and Justice), by Michael Ariens
• See No Evil Speak No Evil: a history of mob violence in the Texas heartland, 1869-1904, by Ross McSwain
• "Lynching In Texas", by David L. Chapman, B.A.