From 1889 to 1918 more than 2,400 African Americans were hanged or burned at the stake. Many lynching victims were accused of little more than making “boastful remarks,” “insulting a white man” or seeking employment “out of place.”
Digital History: Explorations in Lynching
Date:January 21, 2017 9:40 pm
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From 1889 to 1918 more than 2,400 African Americans were hanged or burned at the stake. Many lynching victims were accused of little more than making “boastful remarks,” “insulting a white man” or seeking employment “out of place.”
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