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American South

Remembering as Resistance: The Inspiring Women and Men who Insist Lynching’s Past Is in Our Present

April 20, 2017 by Hannah Ayers Leave a Comment
Thelma Dangerfield researches lynchings in the genealogy library in her hometown of Paris, Texas.

Most don’t call themselves activists. But in rural towns and big cities across the South, teachers, retirees, groundskeepers, pastors, women and men, young and old—the sorts of people who make a town run—are honoring victims of lynching. Their methods vary, as does their volume. But together, in ways that work because they’re highly relevant to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Arts & Culture, News Feed Tagged: American South, An Outrage, documentary film, Indie Grits, lynching