Slocum is an unincorporated community in southeastern Anderson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 198 in 2018. It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.

The Slocum massacre was the killing of Black residents by whites on July 29–30, 1910, in Slocum, an unincorporated community in Anderson County near Palestine in East Texas. Only seven deaths were officially confirmed, but some 22 were reported by major newspapers.

Aug 28, 2020 · The Slocum Massacre occurred on July 29, 1910 in Slocum, Texas, an unincorporated community in southeast Anderson County. The city used to be home to a thriving African American community with several businesses and farms owned by black residents.

Jul 15, 2019 · Not far from where they stood, more than a century before, on July 29, 1910, white vigilantes attacked black communities surrounding Slocum. By most accounts, the violence lasted throughout the...

Jan 16, 2015 · It’s been called the Slocum Massacre – the day when the local white community, whipped up into hysteria, attacked the black community – killing many and forcing the rest to flee for their lives. Their homes were put to the torch. If you haven’t heard of the Slocum Massacre, don’t fault yourself.

Located in the South Central region of the United States, Texas covers around 268,596 square miles and holds close to 30 million residents. It's the second largest U.S. state and shares borders with the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and the country of Mexico.

Slocum, Texas, Anderson County: history, Great Tornado of April 24, 1929, photos, travel, and more.

Feb 1, 2016 · On Saturday, January 16, a group gathered in the small town of Slocum for the unveiling of one of Texas’s newest historical markers. After years of reaching out to producers and writers,...

Beginning on July 29, 1910, a white mob of hundreds massacred Black residents in and around Slocum, a majority-Black community near Palestine, Texas. According to some estimates, the mob killed as many as 200 Black people in the span of just two days.

Slocum is much to small to be listed on the census, and it shares a zip code with a nearby, larger town, so census information is unavailable. However, some oral reports indicate it was a sundown town. “Slocum . . . remained a no-go area for African-Americans until a …