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- 分享 On 100th Anniversary of Notorious Waco Lynching, Research Shows Link Between Lyn
- On 100th Anniversary of Notorious Waco Lynching, Research Shows Link Between Lynching and Capital Punishment 100 years ago, Jesse Washington , a 17-year-old black farmhand accused of murdering his white female employer was lynched on the steps of the Waco, Texas courthouse (pictu ...
- 分享 Jesse Washington: A Child Who Was Murdered By A City
- Jesse Washington: A Child Who Was Murdered By A City In 1916, an angry White mob killed Jesse Washington. He was a 17-year old child whose death was a public event where men, women, and children watched his torture. It was lynching that would change America and it came at the expense of a child’s ...
- 分享 ‘Waco Horror’ at 100: Why Jesse Washington’s lynching still matters
- ‘Waco Horror’ at 100: Why Jesse Washington’s lynching still matters Mary Pearson doesn’t need to be reminded of Jesse Washington’s lynching. The Robinson resident grew up hearing the stories from her grandmother, a relative of the 17-year-old farmhand who was tortured to death on Waco’s ...
- 分享 JESSE WASHINGTON (1897–1916)
- JESSE WASHINGTON (1897–1916) On the morning of May 15, 1916, approximately 15,000 people gathered near Waco, Texas to witness the trial and lynching of Jesse Washington, an eighteen-year-old black man charged with the bludgeoning death of Lucy Fryer. The brutal murde ...
- 分享 Waco Recalls a 90-Year-Old ‘Horror’
- Waco Recalls a 90-Year-Old ‘Horror’ On Monday, a small interracial organization will meet on the steps of the Waco Texas courthouse to read a resolution condemning and apologizing for the lynching of 17-year-old Jesse Washington. Washington’s lynching 90 years ago was so astonishingly brutal t ...
- 分享 Jesse Washington Lynching
- Jesse Washington Lynching Society in the South evolved ensuing the emancipation of slaves after the Civil War. The Reconstruction of the South ended in 1877 and only added to the bad racial tensions in the region. Whites instituted laws that held blacks back from education, jobs, and participating ...
- 分享 In a pandemic, Navajo community steps up for its vulnerable
- In a pandemic, Navajo community steps up for its vulnerable For as long as Raymond Clark has lived alone on this quiet stretch of the Navajo Nation under the watch of the “Praying Mountain,” he has depended on everyone yet no one. The 71-year-old has no vehicle or running water but is content h ...
- 分享 Navajo Nation president: Disparities in health care system contribute to COVID-1
- Navajo Nation president: Disparities in health care system contribute to COVID-19’s impact on indigenous Americans Navajo Nation president Jonathan Nez on Sunday said the pandemic has revealed disparities in the health care system across the United States, especially in Native American commun ...
- 分享 Why Are Indian Reservations So Poor? A Look At The Bottom 1%
- Why Are Indian Reservations So Poor? A Look At The Bottom 1% When customers who live and work on the nearby Crow Indian reservation don’t make their car payments, there’s not much Square One Finance of Billings, Montana can do. Going to state court to repossess the car or garnish wages is not an ...
- 分享 Native Americans with Diabetes
- Native Americans with Diabetes Native Americans (American Indians and Alaska Natives) have a greater chance of having diabetes than any other US racial group. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, a costly condition that requires dialysis or kidney transplant for survival. Kidney failur ...