Seeing Private Hall: Army officially remembers only lynching victim on military installation
Army officially remembers only lynching victim on military installation
For 80 years, thousands of soldiers have passed through Fort Benning, unaware of its tragic place in American history: the site of what’s believed to be the only lynching on a U.S. military installation.
FORT BENNING, Ga. - For 80 years, thousands of soldiers have passed through Fort Benning, unaware of its tragic place in American history: the site of what’s believed to be the only lynching on a U.S. military installation.
On Tuesday, the Army plans to make sure future soldiers will know.