Lynching in Mississippi

Season 15

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Lynching was a danger African-American men faced in the South.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Lynching was a danger African-American men faced throughout the South. if a white person harmed a black person there was absolutely no recourse.

AIR DATE 1/20/03

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