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.

Monday, August 31, 2015

October 22, 1907: Henry Sykes and July 21, 1907: Two unknown Negroes

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Today I am choosing to feature two different lynchings. the commonality is in how these lynchings were reported. Both were reported with rac...
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Saturday, August 29, 2015

January 18, 1899: George Call and John Shaw

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Today we learn about a Tennessee lynching through the pages of The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) dated January 19, 1899: BOTH W...
Friday, August 28, 2015

April/May, 1895: Tom Brownlee

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Today we learn about a horrible lynching in Georgia through the pages of The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, Utah) dated May 3, 1895: ...
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

September 28, 1897: William Osborne

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Today we learn about a lynching in Louisiana through the pages of The Morning Times (Washington, D. C.) dated September 30, 1897: Negro L...
Monday, August 24, 2015

September, 1905: John McDowell

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Today we learn about a lynching in Mississippi through the pages of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, N. Y.) dated September 9, 1905: N...
Thursday, August 20, 2015

June 23, 1887: James Webb

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Today we learn about the lynching of a Mississippi poisoner through the pages of The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, Louisiana) dated June 24, ...
Monday, August 17, 2015

Prediction Made

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The Atlanta Constitution, July 27, 1903: JAMES MAKES A PREDICTION Says Lynching and Burning of Negroes Will Be Seen in Boston. Bo...
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