Lynching of Sank Majors

August 8, 1905

City: Waco, Texas

County: McLennan County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Sank Majors,” Lynching In Texas, accessed April 1, 2025, https://www.lynchingintexas.org/items/show/60.

Full coverage of the Sank Majors' story may be found in Patricia Bernstein's book, The First Waco Hofror, 20-26.

Published on Feb 14, 2018. Last updated on Nov 10, 2023.