This article was originally published by www.nbcnews.com Floyd’s death at the hands of police is a tragic marker of the 100th anniversary of the last lynching in the state. By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Professor of constitutional law at John Jay College Anyone can see that the lynching of more than 4,000 people over the history […]
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Interactive Comprehensive Map Shows Thousands of Lynchings Throughout American History
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia In the century following the Civil War, as many as 5,000 people of color were murdered by mobs who believed in the cause of white supremacy. On average, mobs killed nine people per month during the 1890s. Over the next 20 years, seven people each month […]
African American Senators Push First Federal Lynching Bill Through U.S. Senate
By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor “From 1882 to 1986, Congress failed to pass anti-lynching legislation when it had an opportunity 200 times. Today, by passing this bill we have offered some long overdue justice and recognition to the victims of lynching crimes,” said Senator Harris. On December 19th, the U.S. Senate finally passed […]