Lynching of George Gay
| Part of Jim Crow Era | |
News coverage of the Lynching of George Gay in Streetman, Texas in 1922 | |
| Date | December 11, 1922 |
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| Location | Streetman a town that straddles the border of Freestone and Navarro counties in Texas |
| Participants | A white mob of Kirvin, Texas 2,000 strong |
| Deaths | George Gay |
On December 11, 1922, George Gay was lynched in Streetman a town that straddles the border of Freestone and Navarro counties in Texas. He allegedly assaulted a young girl. According to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary it was the 60th of 61 lynchings during 1922 in the United States.