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.

Showing posts with label 1874. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1874. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

August 19, 1874: Tennessee Massacre

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The lynchings that we'll be covering today are outrageous. It was heard across the United States, but today is relatively unknown. ...
Wednesday, May 3, 2017

June 22, 1874: Clark Evans

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Our first article comes from The Cairo Bulletin (Cairo, Illinois) published Tuesday June 23, 1874: Sequal[sic] to the Halbirt Murder. ...
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

July 25, 1874: James Ross

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Our first article is from the The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) published July 30, 1874: Hanging a Boy. [From the New York Tri...
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