Mary Turner (died 19 May 1918) was a married black woman and mother of two who was lynched by a white mob in Lowndes County, Georgia, for having spoken out in protest at the lynching death of her husband Hazel "Hayes" Turner the day before. Her unborn child was also brutally murdered. The Turner murders followed the murder of a white plantation owner by one of his black workers … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Forgotten Justice – Stories of Jim Crow Violence
Mary Turner
Friday Open Thread: The History and Legacy of Jim Crow
Good Morning POU. We've all heard of Rosewood and the Tulsa riots. Sadly, those were not the only black communities destroyed by white mobs during Jim Crow. The loss of life was tragic enough, but the loss of family homes, land, heirlooms and community would effect the heirs of these horrific deeds for generations to come. Between 1824 and 1951 there were over 300 events … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: The History and Legacy of Jim Crow