Episode 3: The Two Wars
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The Lynchings of the 19th and 20th Century
In segregated towns and cities throughout the country, it was commonplace for white people to terrorize and sometimes lynch their black neighbors. Their excuse for lynching, often it was some alleged indiscretion. Could be as little as walking too closely behind a white lady. Regardless, there would be no trial, just vigilant violence. These were almost carnival event. In some instances, there was transportation run from town to the site of the lynching. People would sell lemonade. Children would be their families, and they would murder, burn, shoot, what have you,. They would take pieces of their bodies as souvenirs.
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