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What a Shame
Title: What a Shame
Category: History
Details: Words: 461 | Pages: 2.0 (approximately 235 words/page)
What a Shame
What a Shame
“What are the lives of a few ‘negroes’ in comparison with the preservation of the impetuous instincts of a proud and fiery race?” Mark Twain said it best in his short essay, “Only a Negro.” Southerners would come from hundreds of miles to see an African American be lynched by a racist crowd. African Americans were not given a fair trial; they weren’t given a trial at all. They were taken …showed first 75 words of 461 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 461 total…diminished in recent decades, there still are hate crimes that relate closely to lynching. Only a relative few people have ever been punished for these crimes. After years of war and hatred, have we moved into a more sophisticated future where all men, women and children are created equal? I sure hope so. And for those who have lynched a man because of his color, race, or views, God have mercy on their souls.
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