lynching photos on cspan...echoes of abu ghraib...

[mopaul]

[mopaul]

1. striking similarities between these murders and abu ghraib tortures

photos taken of the torture of seeming inferior humans, laughing torturers, not much has changed.

[ooglymoogly]

2. love the tol ya so

[gumby]

3. This is very sad.

It's quite telling and exposing of the blatant racism that still exists in this country.

Don't tell me that "conservatism" is not built on the foundation of racism.

Did you hear those callers? They are shameful and shameless.

[mopaul]

4. what are they so pissed about?

just what exactly is so wrong with pointing out the awful truth about southern racism in the early 20th century.

it's ugly, and it should never be forgotten.

strange fruit growin' on southern trees

[OrlandoGator]

5. Stop being such a pussy. Lynching is just an innocent frat prank.

n/t

[mopaul]

6. they were fed very well before lyching, i'm sure

and they probably had access to a bible or two.

[riverwalker]

7. the one caller

who said "well, my ancestors never lynched anyone, I resent digging this up... blah blah". The author of the book (who was really great) asked him "well did they try to STOP a lynching?"
Minnesota, home of "niceness", was the site of the largest mass hanging (lynching)in history. 38 Lakota's were hung in the town square Mankato in 1867. Folks came from all over for the show, packed a picnic lunch, brought the kids. In Duluth Minnesota, 4 african americans were lynched as recently as 1938.