Strange Fruit and Spanish Moss

This blog started as an attempt to find a lynching for every day of the year. It is a grim part of United States history that I fear too many find easy to shrug away. After two years, I am now focusing on finding more information on the lynchings I have covered as well as posting about lynchings I have not, regardless of excuse given for the lynching.

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

August 1,1922: Punk Harris

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Today's lynching comes to us from the pages of Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) dated August 1, 1922: LYNCH NEGRO IN THE SOU...
Saturday, June 30, 2018

Sam Hose: The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same

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Today I will start with an article covering the results of a private detective's investigation into the lynching. If you are like me, y...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018

June 17, 1873: Martin Patterson, Orginie, and Adrien

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Our lynching today comes from the New Orleans Republican dated June 18, 1873. A quick note, the New Orleans Republican is the only paper I ...
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Sam Hose, After the Lynching

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Today we are looking at "Negro" papers and their reactions to the lynchings. We are starting with  The Topeka Plaindealer (Topek...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

December 24, 1871: George Duncan

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Today's lynching is very short as every article I could find on this lynching shared the same information. Our paper today is the Pitts...
Saturday, May 26, 2018

June 4, 1871: George Sharkovich (Austrian George)

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Today's lynching will point out just how easy it is for contemporary newspapers to mix up their information. Just a warning folks, this...
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