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.
-
-
Jefferson Franklin Long (1836 – 1901)
-
Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) lifelong activist for abolition of slavery and civil rights for freed slaves and women
-
May 30, 1921
-
All African-American football team in Detroit, Michigan, ca. 1920
-
African American WW1 heroes with French medals, Croix de Guerre
-
Wash. Rinse. Repeat
-
Southern jails made money leasing convicts for forced labor in the Jim Crow South