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Comanche County Mob Drives Negroes After 1886 Tragedy
Vicious reprisals followed the killing of Mrs. Stephens in 1886 with mob violence and a hangings. A man named Tom was lynched near De Leon, and widespread expulsion orders forced most Black residents to flee the county. Rangers arrived too late to prevent the exodus as fear and retribution reshaped Comanche County. A later note reports Walter Hanson’s fall and shoulder injury while riding a horse.
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Stephens
Comanche
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Green Saunders
Hulsey
Alexander Ruff
Comanche County
Walter Hanson
Proctor
Mr. Hanson