This post had me unpacking and reprocessing all the mental files on xenophobic and racist violence in the US. Thought I’d share what I think are two lesser known incidents, because it’s important...
This post had me unpacking and reprocessing all the mental files on xenophobic and racist violence in the US.
Thought I’d share what I think are two lesser known incidents, because it’s important to know our collective history and acknowledge the scars of bigoted violence that shape the US.
The 1891 New Orleans lynchings were the murders of 11 Italian Americans, immigrants in New Orleans, by a mob for their alleged role in the murder of police chief David Hennessy after some of them had been acquitted at trial. It was the largest single mass lynching in American history. Most of the lynching victims accused in the murder had been rounded up and charged due to their Italian ethnicity.
I'm curious to know what prompted you to post this.
This post had me unpacking and reprocessing all the mental files on xenophobic and racist violence in the US.
Thought I’d share what I think are two lesser known incidents, because it’s important to know our collective history and acknowledge the scars of bigoted violence that shape the US.
This one and 1920 Duluth.
Edit: Got distracted by kids before I could share the second.
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