The lynching of Jesse Washington is remembered as the ‘Waco Horror,’ for its brutality, long duration, and large public participation. Photo shows the burnt remains of Washington’s body. May 15, 1916.
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Boiled Peanuts
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African American Union soldier and first man wounded in the Civil War
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“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves”
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African American children, Hampton, Virginia. Ca. 1899.
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Benjamin Sterling Turner (1825 – 1894)
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Anonymous African American lynching victim of 1925
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Christianity and Enslaved Africans in the United States (part 2 of 2)