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LYNCHING IN LYNCHING IN AMERICAAMERICA
DR. DUKUZUMURENYIDR. DUKUZUMURENYI
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IDA B. WELLS-BARNETT [1862-1931]
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Dr John Henrik Clarke Dr John Henrik Clarke
• The events which transpired The events which transpired five thousand years ago; Five five thousand years ago; Five years ago or five minutes ago, years ago or five minutes ago, have determined what will have determined what will happen five minutes from now; happen five minutes from now; five years; From now or five five years; From now or five thousand years from now. All thousand years from now. All history is a current event.history is a current event.
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"Waiting for the show to start” John Hartfield "Waiting for the show to start” John Hartfield - Ellisville, Mississippi June 26,1919 2:30 p.m.- Ellisville, Mississippi June 26,1919 2:30 p.m.
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LYNCHING LYNCHING • A LYNCHING CONSISTED OF:A LYNCHING CONSISTED OF:
• 1.1. A notice to whites in neighboring A notice to whites in neighboring towns; so they could witness the towns; so they could witness the lynching.lynching.
• 2.2. A huge spectacle with thousands A huge spectacle with thousands watching.watching.
• 3.3. The burning of the victim, usually a The burning of the victim, usually a male, at the stake, after first being male, at the stake, after first being exposed to hours of wrathful pain, exposed to hours of wrathful pain, known as “surgery below the belt”known as “surgery below the belt”
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LYNCHINGLYNCHING
• And as if that wasn’t bad enough:And as if that wasn’t bad enough:
• 4. The observers took parts of the 4. The observers took parts of the mutilated body home for souvenirs; mutilated body home for souvenirs; and took pictures for post cards.and took pictures for post cards.
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DULUTH, MINNESOTADULUTH, MINNESOTA
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LYNCHED THEN SHOT!LYNCHED THEN SHOT!
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MARION, INDIANAMARION, INDIANA
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GEORGE MEADOWS: ALABAMA 1889GEORGE MEADOWS: ALABAMA 1889
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NEGRO IS LYNCHED AT NEGRO IS LYNCHED AT GARLAND CITYGARLAND CITY
• Brutally attacked a White Man Saturday. Brutally attacked a White Man Saturday. “Special to the Gazette, Garland City, “Special to the Gazette, Garland City, July 30. Andrew Avery the Negro who July 30. Andrew Avery the Negro who shot and fatally wounded Will Woods, a shot and fatally wounded Will Woods, a white man, near here Saturday morning, white man, near here Saturday morning, was hanged by a mob in the heart of was hanged by a mob in the heart of town tonight at 9:45. About 40 men were town tonight at 9:45. About 40 men were in the party. The Lynching was in the party. The Lynching was conducted in a quiet fashion” (The conducted in a quiet fashion” (The Arkansas GazetteArkansas Gazette, July 31, 1917), July 31, 1917)
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HORACE DUNCAN: LYNCHED 1906 SPRINGFIELD, MOHORACE DUNCAN: LYNCHED 1906 SPRINGFIELD, MO
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HORACE DUNCANHORACE DUNCAN• "At the center of the Square on "At the center of the Square on
Easter weekend 1906, three innocent Easter weekend 1906, three innocent men: Will Allen, Fred Coker and men: Will Allen, Fred Coker and Horace Duncan were lynched, burned Horace Duncan were lynched, burned and dismembered, leading to the and dismembered, leading to the exodus of many black residents from exodus of many black residents from Springfield. Photo donated in honor Springfield. Photo donated in honor of Fern and Ralph Hedric and Laura of Fern and Ralph Hedric and Laura Gregg Stewart and all people who Gregg Stewart and all people who teach tolerance.” The photograph is teach tolerance.” The photograph is that of Horace Duncan. that of Horace Duncan.
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HORACE DUNCANHORACE DUNCAN• It was taken on his twentieth It was taken on his twentieth
birthday in March of 1906 about a birthday in March of 1906 about a month before his death at the hands month before his death at the hands of a lynch mob numbering of a lynch mob numbering approximately seven thousand. approximately seven thousand. Duncan was one of three victims. Duncan was one of three victims. They were found innocent by a grand They were found innocent by a grand jury who also found the Springfield, jury who also found the Springfield, Missouri police department to be Missouri police department to be culpably negligent at the time of culpably negligent at the time of "The Easter Offering.""The Easter Offering."
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OMAHA, NEBRASKS 1919OMAHA, NEBRASKS 1919
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VERNON DAHMER: HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPIVERNON DAHMER: HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI
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LEONARD GAKINYA: SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 10/02/2002LEONARD GAKINYA: SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 10/02/2002
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Dr. James CameronDr. James Cameron• Dr. Cameron, the only known Dr. Cameron, the only known
survivor of a lynching, founded survivor of a lynching, founded America ’s Black Holocaust America ’s Black Holocaust Museum in 1988. He has dedicated Museum in 1988. He has dedicated his life to promoting civil rights and his life to promoting civil rights and racial equality for all Americans. racial equality for all Americans. One of his goals was to document One of his goals was to document the injustices suffered by people of the injustices suffered by people of African descent in the US.African descent in the US.