Map of 73 years of lynching in the United States

[ErikJ972]

Posted: 2/11/15 at 8:43am

A much needed look into a dark chapter of our past.
"On Tuesday, the organization he founded and runs, the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Ala., released a report on the history of lynchings in the United States, the result of five years of research and 160 visits to sites around the South. The authors of the report compiled an inventory of 3,959 victims of “racial terror lynchings” in 12 Southern states from 1877 to 1950."
History of Lynchings in the South Documents Nearly 4,000 Names

[Unknown User]

Posted: 2/11/15 at 11:43am

Why do you hate America? This was all centuries ago and was probably exaggerated by the liberal media. You really love the terrorists, don't you? Muslim!

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 2/11/15 at 12:06pm

In what universe was 1950 centuries ago, or are you being sarcastic?

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 2/11/15 at 8:18pm

Could we all look at the amount of orange on the Florida map and then stop telling my friends and me that we "didn't grow up in the 'real' South"?

Okay, our neighbors weren't quite as bloodthirsty as the folks in Louisiana, but that's hardly anything to brag about.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/11/15 at 8:24pm

"In what universe was 1950 centuries ago…"

In 2008 while campaigning for president, Mitt Romney claimed his support for the gay community during his campaign against Teddy Kennedy for the Senate in 1994 was "ancient history." So I would say the 1950s are prehistoric.

And Gav, must of us aren't telling you and your friends anything at all.

Updated On: 2/11/15 at 08:24 PM

[GavestonPS]

Posted: 2/12/15 at 9:07pm

It was just an expression, Namo. I wasn't actually referring to any poster at this board. But you might be surprised to learn how many people insist the entire State of Florida was South Beach, even in the 1950s.