Some of Washington’s most notable work with the company include The Waco Horror, about the 1916 lynching of a Black farmhand also named Jesse Washington, and an Outside the Lines report about ...

A state historical marker noting the 1916 public lynching of Jesse Washington is moving closer to its realization and installation in front of City Hall, a local organizer of the effort said ...

Black History Month Book Series, Part 2: Jesse Washington on crafting John Thompson’s autobiography, ‘I Came As a Shadow’ By David Aldridge Feb. 10, 2022 ...

After years of effort and delays, a historical marker on the 1916 lynching of Jesse Washington, and lynching culture generally, is ready to be installed outside Waco City Hall.

Nearly 100 years after images of Jesse Washington’s public lynching stained the town’s history, community advocates began the commemoration of the Waco Horror on Thursday in hopes of moving toward ...