Editing Sherman, Texas (section)

===Sherman Riot of 1930===
{{main|Lynching of George Hughes}}
During the Sherman Riot of May 9, 1930,<ref name="Thompson" /> the Grayson County Courthouse was burned down by local citizens in an attempt to lynch George Hughes, an African American suspected of assaulting a white woman.<ref name="Bills 2015" /> During the riot, Hughes was locked in the vault at the courthouse and apparently died in the fire.<ref name="Bills 2007" /> Rescue work was hindered by saboteurs cutting the fire hoses. After rioters retrieved Hughes' body from the vault, it was dragged behind a car, hanged, and set afire. The black business section of Sherman was also burned down, and many African Americans fled. Texas Ranger [[Frank Hamer]] was in Sherman during this riot, and reported the situation to Texas Governor [[Dan Moody]].<ref>[http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/governors/personality/moody-hamer-1.html Statement of Frank Hamer] on May 13, 1930 (accessed March 6, 2007)</ref> Governor Moody sent [[Texas Army National Guard|National Guard]] troops to Sherman on May 9 and martial law was declared in Sherman for ten days.<ref name="Bills 2015" /> Fourteen men were later indicted, not for lynching, but for arson and rioting. In the end, only J.B. "Screw" McCasland was convicted and sentenced to prison for arson<ref name="Dallas-Morning-News 1931 Jun 5" /> and for rioting.<ref name="Fredricksburg-Standard 1931 Jul 3" /><ref name="Thompson"/>