[MacNaughton]

Watched this last night.

lynching

... lynching attacks on U.S. blacks, especially in the South, increased dramatically in the aftermath of Reconstruction, after slavery had been abolished and freedmen gained the right to vote. The peak of lynchings occurred in 1892, after southern white Democrats had regained control of state legislatures. Many incidents were related to economic troubles and competition. At the turn of the 20th century, southern states passed new constitutions or legislation which effectively disenfranchised most blacks and many poor whites, established segregation of public facilities by race, and separated blacks from common public life and facilities through Jim Crow rules. Nearly 3,500 African Americans and 1,300 whites were lynched in the United States between 1882 and 1968.[20] "Lynchings: By State and Race, 1882–1968". University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010. Statistics provided by the Archives at Tuskegee Institute.

National Memorial to Peace and Justice

[left that other site]

Well if the Jihadists can hold a “9/11” grudge from the Gates of Vienna incident 400 years ago, I guess the leftists can hold a grudge against peak lynchings that happened in the 19th Century.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Too bad about the lynchings, but I had nothing to do with them.

[kaehurowing]

Someone should tell them lynchings were a tool of the Democrat Party to keep control in the South. They might also mention the number of Republicans who were lynched.

[realcleanguy]

I know that the Democrats are ashamed of their actions back then. But I find it amazing that the Democrats try to blame the Republicans for what Democrats did years ago. Its disturbing and irresponsible for Democrats to try and shift the blame to a group that would have no part in the actions of the Democrats

[wardaddy]

What’s your point?

[AnotherUnixGeek]

The peak of lynchings occurred in 1892, after southern white Democrats had regained control of state legislatures.

The Democrats have a lot to answer for.

[Sooth2222]

According to the NAACP: From 1882-1968, 4,743 lynchings occurred in the United States. Of these people that were lynched 3,446 were black. The blacks lynched accounted for 72.7% of the people lynched. These numbers seem large, but it is known that not all of the lynchings were ever recorded. Out of the 4,743 people lynched only 1,297 white people were lynched. That is only 27.3%. Many of the whites lynched were lynched for helping the black or being anti lynching and even for domestic crimes.

Over 86 years, 4,743 - 1297 = 3446 nonwhite people were lynched, or 40 per year.

Deplorable it certainly is, but so far in 2018, there have been 123 homicides in just one US city, Chicago, the majority involving nonwhite people both victim and murderer.

[MHGinTN]

60 minutes wants to enflame race hatred. A nation in the throes of civil war not waged upon the bastards in the federal legislature is the only way democraps can hope to herd enough fools to the voting booths now. Next question.

[yarddog]

For Assaulting and Murdering Bessie Mae Morrison Friday Morning near Dady Post office in this County.

Last Friday morning little miss Bessie Mae Morrison, the 13 year old daughter of Mrs. Gus Morrison, a widow residing near Dady in the extreme north western part of this county, was assaulted by three Negro brutes while on her way to school, and after accomplishing their fiendish purpose the black imps clubbed their innocent little victim to death and concealed the body in a near-by pond by piling heave wood upon it.

The failure of the little girl to return home at the usual hour in the afternoon caused the mother to feel uneasy and after waiting a reasonable time a search was instituted. The news spread rapidly over the settlement that the little girl was missing and all of Friday night the search was pressed with vigor. A slight track of a struggle by the road leading to the school house was found and this led to the arrest of a Negro who had been dipping turpentine in that vicinity during the day. The Negro was hand in custody and the search of the missing girl was continued until Saturday morning about 7 o’clock when the body was discovered in a pond where it had been weighted down by heavy wood, only an arm protruding above the surface of the water.

The body was removed and immediately taken to the home of the mother, and it was at this time that the searching party turned into a mob of infuriated men who were bent on finding the perpetrators of one of the most heinous and brutal crimes ever committed in Holmes county.

The mob closely questioned the first Negro arrested and he implicated another Negro named “Bunk” who was immediately found and arrested, and “persuaded” to tell what he knew of the crime he acknowledged to it and connected the first Negro arrested with it and also implicated a third. He was soon located and brought face to face the three confessed to the awful crime.

The mob, thinking officers might rush in a attempt to block their intention, decided to end the lives of three worthless imps in the quickest and surest way, and the trio of black demons were lined up and their bodies perforated by bullets from a least five hundred guns.

News of the trouble did not reach Bonifay until late Saturday afternoon and Sheriff Hickman immediately left for the scene. Reaching Westville he was informed by telephone that the trouble had subsided and everything was quiet and peaceable again, and the Sheriff returned to Bonifay on the last rain Saturday night.

Since the lynching of the three Negroes Saturday various rumors have been afloat to the effect that another Negro, who had knowledge of the crime, had been captured and dealt with in the same manner as the first three but this report is incorrect although a fourth Negro was arrested but he satisfied the crowd that he was in no way connected with the crime or had any knowledge of it and he was allowed to go. No further trouble is expected as the mob has dispersed and the citizens have returned to their work, but it is said that “coons” are few and far between in that community just now.

[wardaddy]

Same old crap....piss on the South...a free republic circle jerk

Newsflash

Folks were lynched everywhere in every state

Guilty were lynched

Whites were lynched

And all this garbage about disenfranchisement

You live in a county in Mississippi that’s 80% black in 1866 and you can’t vote cause you fought for the South and now blacks are running things with their new masters the radical Republicans putting illiterate puppets in office

What would you have done....just roll over or move to California ...a lot did who could or would you fight back against the occupation

Freepers like things simple so they can shout platitudes and virtue signal free of charge

History is ugly and anything but simple.

But don’t let that stop y’all...lynching is bad...and so are Nazis....gotta get them in there

dead lynched white guys just for the record....

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Bryan Stevenson wants to honor the legacy of Johnson

Well, was Wes Johnson guilty of the assault? If so, why would Bryan Stevenson wish to honor his 'legacy'? And what legacy would that be?

[AlaskaErik]

Is this the same Oprah that says older people have to die, the inference being that it’s really older white people that have to die?

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

I saw that last night. Of course Oafrah conveniently left out that these lynchings were done exclusively by democraps who she obsessively supports every election cycle and instead blamed the lynchings it on “white supremacy”

[PGR88]

Its a corollary to Godwin’s Law, which is, the longer any political debate goes on, the greater the chance one side is compared to Hitler.

The average number of lynchings per year, across the entire country, from the end of the Civil War until the 1950’s was about 30 - and while the majority of those certainly were black Americans, there was a significant portion who were white, hispanic and native American. Also, I am certainly not excusing the practice, but every case is different and guilt or innocence needs to be examined on a case-by-case basis. Is it a “lynching” if a death sentence from the local judge was carried about by a public hanging, instead of electric chair?

The leftist race-baiters want, and politically NEED, everyone to think 1) the amount was much higher, and 2) the threat of lynchings is right around the corner.

[2CAVTrooper]

The so-called memorial is a few blocks from the federal courthouse at the corner of Mildred and Holcombe street.

Most of the workers on the project think it’s a waste of time and money.

And let me tell you it is butt freaking fugly looking.

[I want the USA back]

Hopefully the people who did the lynchings are dead. We had nothing to do with it. We did not inherit the guilt. So STFU.

[Captain Peter Blood]

I take it no mention was made of the Hangings and/or lynchings of Horse and Cattle thieves. That goes back further than the lynchings of blacks, whites and gypsies.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

There is a myth that all people who were lynched were innoncent.

Probably not the case at all. One doesn't have to dig too deeply to find the facts.
 

[Bratch]

Nearly 3,500 African Americans and 1,300 whites were lynched in the United States between 1882 and 1968.

Curious.

Since the Civil War ended in 1865, I wonder why they started their measurements in 1882? The cynic in me says it was easier to massage the numbers to come out the way their narrative was heading.

But who knows?

[sargon]

I'm sure we cannot imagine the number of innocent Black men who were lynched, killed, or falsely imprisoned based on phony testimony from malicious, racist Whites.

We know that the lynchings were all unlawful, and I'm sure that the overwhelming number of victims were totally innocent of anything—other than being born with the wrong color skin.

Knowing what evil people are capable of—especially in a legal system that was constructed to protect them, Anyone who doesn't think there was a massive amount of injustice carried out during this time period, is in absolute denial.

Whatever didn't happen, enough is documented to know that some terrible injustices did happen. The fact that virtually any White person could make a false accusation against any Black person—and have it believed by default—has doubtless cost many their lives and freedom.

Thou shalt not bear false witness... — Exodus 20:16