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There was a time when lynchings were treated like a parade through town or a big community event. Some were even commemorated on picture postcards and…
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Liberal democracies like the United States agree that the use of torture is abborhent, distasteful and wrong. Our very identity rests on the understanding…
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Liberal democracies like the United States agree that the use of torture is abborhent, distasteful and wrong. Our very identity rests on the understanding…
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Not all racially-motivated killings in the Jim Crow-era were classified as "lynchings." Activists are trying to document the rest.Part two of a two-part…
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As they returned home from war, proud of their service, black veterans in the south often encountered suspicion, resentment, and - in some cases - brutal…
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From the late 1800s through the middle of the 20th century, lynchings were a widespread form of racial violence against African-Americans in the southern…
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From the late 1800s through the middle of the 20th century, lynchings were a widespread form of racial violence against African-Americans in the southern…
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It’s hard to count the exact number of African Americans who were lynched by white mobs during the years following slavery. Numbers show most of these…
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In 1931, Willie Peterson was arrested for the attack of three white women in Birmingham, Alabama. He did not match the description that the sole survivor…
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In 1931, Willie Peterson was arrested for the attack of three white women in Birmingham, Alabama. He did not match the description that the sole survivor…