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 1917. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1917. Show all posts
Friday, August 18, 2017

August 1, 1917: Frank Little

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Our lynching today stems from labor issues going on in Montana. Our first paper is The Wichita Beacon (Wichita, Kansas) dated August 1,...
Friday, August 11, 2017

June 20, 1917: Ben Harper

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Our lynching today comes from The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana) dated June 24, 1917: Courtney, Texas, Is Quiet After Lynching Of Negro ...
Saturday, August 5, 2017

December 12, 1917: Wade Hampton

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Today we'll be looking at the lynching of Wade Hamilton in Rock Springs, Wyoming. It's unknown whether this was actually the ma...
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