page_title: Henry Smith (lynching victim)
hierarchical_section_title: Henry Smith (lynching victim)
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of public lynching of Henry Smith in Paris, Texas in 1893.
context_page_description: Henry Smith was an African American youth who was lynched in Paris, Texas. Smith allegedly confessed to murdering the three-year-old daughter of a law enforcement officer who had allegedly beaten him during an arrest. Smith fled, but was recaptured after a nationwide manhunt. He was then returned to Paris, where he was turned over to a mob and burned at the stake.
  His lynching was covered by The New York Times and attracted national publicity.
context_section_description: Henry Smith (1876 – February 1, 1893) was an African American youth who was lynched in Paris, Texas. Smith allegedly confessed to murdering the three-year-old daughter of a law enforcement officer who had allegedly beaten him during an arrest. Smith fled, but was recaptured after a nationwide manhunt. He was then returned to Paris, where he was turned over to a mob and burned at the stake.
  His lynching was covered by The New York Times and attracted national publicity.
caption: The lynching of Henry Smith, Paris, Texas, February 1, 1893
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