Nov
17
2013
Image of the Day: Lynchings by the Numbers, 1906-1907
I think that numbers aren’t enough to convey the horror of racial terror & violence but I think that they help provide some context. Pay particular attention to the reasons cited for the lynchings. You’ll notice several accusations of rape which as Ida B. Wells noted were usually trumped up charges leveled against black men.
Source: Following the color line; an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy, by Ray Stannard Baker.
Uncategorized | prison culture | 17 November 2013 |
