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Monthly Archives: April 2018
This day in history — April 24, 1877 — Federal Troops Withdraw from Louisiana, Marking the End of Reconstruction
On April 24, 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes withdrew federal troops from Louisiana, the last federally-occupied former Confederate state. The withdrawal marked the end of Reconstruction and paved the way for the unrestrained resurgence of white Democratic rule in the … Continue reading
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This day in history — April 23, 1899 — Sam Hose Lynched in Newnan, Georgia
In January 1899, five Palmetto, Georgia, businesses were destroyed by two fires of unknown cause. Though there was no evidence to support the theory, white residents quickly concluded that the fires were set by black conspirators intent on destroying property … Continue reading
Posted in Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass, ezwwaters, Justice Chronicles, Streets of Rage
Tagged castration, disemboweled, Equal Justice Initiative, firing squad, Lynching, masked whitecaps, OldTroutman Field, Palmetto Georgia, Sam Hold, Sam Hose, U.S. Attorney General John W. Gribbs, W.E.B. DuBois
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This day in history — April 22, 1987 — United States Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Despite “Inevitable” Racial Bias
In October 1978, Warren McCleskey, a black man, was condemned to die for killing a white police officer during a robbery. On appeal, Mr. McCleskey argued that Georgia’s capital punishment system was racially biased in violation of the Eighth and … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Justice Chronicles, Murder, race, raising black boys
Tagged "fear of too much justice", Black people accused of killing whites face the highest likelihood of receiving the death penalty, David Baldus, Eights Amendment, Electric Chair, Fourteenth Amendment, Georgia death penalty, Justice William Brennan, McCleskey v. Kemp, race significantly impacts the likelihood of a death sentence, The United States has executed more than 1200 people since 1987, University of Iowa, Warren McCleskey
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This day in history — April 21, 2007 — Turner County High School in Ashburn, Georgia, Holds First Racially Integrated Prom
On April 21, 2007, Turner County High School students attended the school’s first racially integrated prom. Located in Ashburn, Georgia, a small, rural, peanut-farming town of 4400 residents, the school’s racial demographics reflected those of the local community: 55% black … Continue reading
This day in history — — April 20, 2012 — First Challenge Under North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act Proves Racial Bias
On April 20, 2012, Cumberland County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Gregory Weeks issued the first decision under North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act, ruling that racial bias had played a role in Marcus Robinson’s 1991 trial and commuting Mr. Robinson’s … Continue reading
This day in history — April 19, 1989 — “Central Park Five” Arrested for Rape
On April 19, 1989, a woman was brutally raped and beaten in New York City’s Central Park. Police officers soon arrested five young men – four black teenagers and one Latino teen – and subjected them to hours of intense … Continue reading
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Tagged Antron McCray, Central Park, Central Park Five, District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, emotional distress, false confessions, Kevin Richardson, Kharey Wise, malicious prosecution, New York Supreme Court Justice Charles J. Tejada, racial discrimination, Rape, Raymond Santana Jr., Yusef Salaam
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This day in history — April 17, 2006 — Latino Teen Beaten, Sexually Assaulted in Texas for Trying to Kiss White Girl
On April 22, 2006, David Ritcheson, a 16-year-old Latino boy, was attacked by two white teenagers, David Tuck and Keith Turner, at a house party in Spring, Texas. After Ritcheson allegedly tried to kiss a white girl at the … Continue reading
This day in history — April 16, 1848 — Enslaved Africans Try to Escape Washington, D.C., Aboard Ship
In mid-nineteenth century Washington, D.C., slavery was legal, pervasive, and a source of significant and growing tension. Abolitionists maintained a forceful presence in business and politics throughout the city and enslaved people escaping bondage in the nation’s capital often fled … Continue reading
On this Day in History — April 14, 1945 –White House Correspondents’ Association Denies Black Reporter Access to FDR Funeral
On April 14, 1945, the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) tried to exclude Harry McAlpin, the only African American White House correspondent, from observing a funeral service for President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House. Two of twelve spots … Continue reading
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