George Hughes, the riot of 1930: Quest for Texas historical marker takes shape
Herald Democrat
A Grayson County historian is working to memorialize one of Grayson County s darkest days, nearly a century later. Efforts are underway to have the Sherman Riot of 1930, in which a Black man was lynched and Black-owned businesses were destroyed, recognized with the Texas Historical Commission.
Melissa Thiel, a masters graduate from Texas Women s University, is the woman behind a proposal to have a state historic marker erected at the Grayson County Courthouse to recognize the killing of George Hughes and the destruction of the former Grayson County Courthouse and nearby businesses by a mob in 1930.