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A Mob Lynched an Unnamed Chinese Man

Date:1888
Location:Tekoa, Washington
Event Type:Lynching
Victim Names:Unnamed
Victim Gender:Male
No. of Victims:1
Accusation:Anti-Chinese prejudice
Killing Method:Unknown
Compiled By:Nicholas Mason
Map showing location of Tekoa, Washington

Narrative

Sometime in 1888, a mob lynched an unnamed Chinese man in Tekoa, Washington. Very little information about this incident is available. Speculation suggests the motivation for the lynching was anti-Chinese racial animus.