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Wednesday Open Thread: Unsolved Civil Rights Era Murders

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Good Morning POU. We continue our series on Unsolved Civil Rights Era Murders. Today we review the murder of Frank Morris. Rosa Williams grew up in Ferriday, La. in the 1960s. She says the code of conduct in her southern town was clear: "We stayed in one place and white people stayed in one place, and we didn't associate with each other or nothing like that," Williams … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Unsolved Civil Rights Era Murders

Tuesday Open Thread: Unsolved Civil Rights Era Murders

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Good Morning POU. We continue to look at the unsolved cases of domestic terrorism perpetrated on African-americans during the Civil Rights Era. Today we review the murder of Wharlest Jackson. Exerlena Jackson was proud of the job promotion her husband was offered in early 1967. He’d worked 12 hard years at the Armstrong Tire & Rubber plant in Natchez, and now was … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Unsolved Civil Rights Era Murders

Monday Open Thread: Unsolved Civil Rights Era Murders

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Good Morning POU. This week's topic is a somber one. There are many individuals whose lives were brutally taken in an effort to terrorize Black people into a degrading subhuman existence. During the first half of the 20th century, lynchings of African-americans were a normal occurrence. This domestic terrorism was orchestrated not by rogue, "lone wolf" men - but by local law … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Unsolved Civil Rights Era Murders