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u/Dovienya · 10 pointsr/AskHistorians

But you can find stories that show the exact opposite, where white men would outright kill a black person (even women and children) and face no consequences. There were events colloquially called "southern barbecues" where crowds of white people would turn out to watch a black person be tortured and killed. Most of the time, there were no consequences for the killers.

This is an excellent book on the subject. You don't even have to buy the book, just look at the sample pages provided.

It was popular to have a photographer take pictures and then send them to family members in other states as postcards. You can look at photographs of parents putting toddlers on their shoulders to get a better look at the burning corpse, like they're at the circus or a festival. The book features the story of a man who was forced to watch his wife and son tortured and burned before they finally killed him - all because he demanded payment from a white man for services performed.

Just... look at one of those postcards and tell me again that the judicial system protected black people from being blatantly abused.

u/SFWarriorsfan · 7 pointsr/MorbidReality

This is a book that was introduced to us in senior year of high school US History class. Absolutely brutal look into what lynching was.

https://www.amazon.com/Without-Sanctuary-Lynching-Photography-America/dp/0944092691/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

u/axollot · 2 pointsr/TickTockManitowoc

Actually they could that's why due process was so high up on the Constitutional right to it.

I get that they couldn't conceive of local police shooting unarmed citizens (up by 200% since 2002!) And getting away with murder by being judge jury and executioner.

But consider this...

Lynching was only made illegal in 1968.

Between 1835-1964 some 5000 people were lynched.

Have you ever seen the book WITHOUT SANCTUARY?

It will amaze and horrify. Lynching was a post card worthy picnicking pastime; especially in the Deep South. But NOT ONLY!

Lynching caused my family to change my maiden name in 1919. At that time my migrant great grans from Sicily were terrified as Sicilians lynched SECOND only to black folks!

Sicilian female doctors couldn't get work. My great Aunt convinced my great grans to change name. Including all kids.

Anyone with the name is a direct relation. Now almost in thousands!

Lynching stats: https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/01/a-comprehensive-map-of-american-lynchings/513293/

Link to book https://www.amazon.com/Without-Sanctuary-Lynching-Photography-America/dp/0944092691

u/blokkanokka · 1 pointr/TooAfraidToAsk

Kindof like blackface, it was used in really really bad ways, so bad you cannot even joke about it. Certain peeps took white pride and went entirely too far, to the burning cross’ point, along with other practices. I just bought this book, I cannot go a few pages without putting it down...