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Tag Archives: Gainesville

The Great Hanging

by Patrick Michels and Jen Reel

Observer Radio Episode 85: Battleground Texas, plus The Great Hanging

Fri, Nov 21, 2014 |

Observer Radio discusses the results of Battleground Texas' first big test. Also, a look at the dark history of the nation's deadliest act of mob violence....Read More

The Great Hanging

by Abby Rapoport

How Do You Memorialize a Mob?

Gainesville, Texas, is a patriotic small town. It's also the site of one of the nation's worst acts of mob violence—a history some citizens would like to forget.

Mon, Nov 17, 2014 |

Gainesville, Texas, is a patriotic small town. It's also the site of the nation's largest act of mob violence. One hundred and fifty-two years later, the town f...Read More

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