Posts Tagged ‘Lynching’
Service Seeks Reconciliation Over 1916 Lynching
Hundreds gathered in a small town church in Abbeville, South Carolina, known as the the birthplace of the Confederacy. Descendants of Anthony Crawford and descendants of his lynchers joined in a service of apology, forgiveness and reconciliation for that lynching and other racial injustices that took place there nearly a century ago.
Read MoreElmer Jackson – Working Man, Beloved Son and Brother
Warren Read, great-grandson of one of the Duluth lynchers, and author of The Lyncher in Me, provides information about Mr. Jackson’s life. Mr. Read did extensive research about the victims and searched for their relatives. He was able to meet Elmer Jackson’s relatives.
Read MoreMilwaukee Newspaper Interviews Reggie Jackson, ABHM President and Head Griot
ABHM’s own president and griot, Reggie Jackson, spoke to a local newspaper about the museum and its mission.
Read MoreEmmett Till Would Have Turned 71 Years Old Today – Had He Not Been Brutally Lynched at Age 14
Emmett Till’s story is a critical reminder of the many lives cut short due to racist violence, so we remember it on his birthday.
Read MoreOn This Day in History: The 1920 Duluth MN Lynchings
Today marks the day that three Black circus workers were lynched in Duluth, Minnesota for an alleged sexual assault.
Read MoreRemembering Dr. James Cameron, 1914-2006
Activist and founder of America’s Black Holocaust Museum, Dr. James Cameron, will always be remembered for his work.
Read MoreAmerica’s ‘angriest’ theologian faces lynching tree
James Cone’s memoir describes growing up during the Jim Crow era and the righteous anger it inspired in him.
Read MoreTrayvon Martin Video Shows No Blood or Bruises on George Zimmerman
Zimmerman’s claim of self-defense against Trayvon Martin falls shorts when video footage shows no injuries.
Read MoreThe Lingering Legacy of Lynching and Trayvon Martin
Filmmaker Jackie Olive is among those who see Trayvon Martin’s murder for what it is: a modern lynching because of his race.
Read MoreIs Trayvon Martin this generation’s Emmett Till?
Some people have compared the murder of Trayvon Martin to that of another Black boy, Emmett Till. Do those comparisons hold water?
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