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they did the opposite. they were actually proud to engage in this kind of racial terror. that s why hanging was so common. the whole idea was to taunt and to terrorize and to torment african americans. that s why you have to think about this as terrorism. there are thousands who get killed, but there are millions who are victimized. you know, seven black people lynched in screamer, alabama, in 1888 for drinking from a white man s well. dozens in louisiana because they were protesting their low wages. am i crazy for, when i read these things, i m scared because sometimes i feel this could have been last week. oh, it could have been. one, two, three, four, five,
they did the opposite. they were proud to engage in this kind of racial terror. that s why hanging was so common. the whole idea was to taunt and terrorize and torment african americans. that s why you have to think about this as terrorism. there are thousands who get killed, but there are millions who are victimized. seven black people lynched in screamer, alabama, in 1888 for drinking from a white man s well. dozens in louisiana because they were protesting their low wages. am i crazy for when i read these things, i m scared because sometimes i feel like this could have been last week. oh, it could have been. one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.
this is the case where i think when someone says that it kind of makes sense to me. i don t know. in this old section of the cemetery many notable citizens were laid to rest. jefferson davis. grand master of the klan. this monument was erected and dedicated october 7, 2000. this is the way they describe this man. this monument stands as a testament of our perpetual devotion and respect. one of the south s finest heroes. up next, the southern history that s not told in these monuments, the horrors of slavery and of lynchings. you ll meet a woman whose father was lynched and who erected her
southern chivalary standing up for their home, their people. there s no tearing this thing down. this will loom here. this isn t some little town square. this is the statehouse of the s alabama. this is the capital. some memorials are easier to find than others. 20 miles from the capital, a plaque stands on the side of the highway. it marks the spot where elmore was lynched, where his daughter josephine waited for him to come home. when you re black in alabama you can t help but walk in the shadow of these machinements. one of the articles that described my father s death says enraged whites, jealous about