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withoutsanctuary. org • The following images are taken from the website withoutsanctuary. org •

withoutsanctuary. org • The following images are taken from the website withoutsanctuary. org • There almost 100 images of documented lynchings in America on this site. • These images are disturbing, and call for your maturity while viewing.

The corpse of Clyde Johnson. August 3, 1935. Yreka, California.

The corpse of Clyde Johnson. August 3, 1935. Yreka, California.

The lynching of nineteen-year-old Elias Clayton, nineteen-year-old Elmer Jackson, and twenty-year-old Isaac Mc. Ghie.

The lynching of nineteen-year-old Elias Clayton, nineteen-year-old Elmer Jackson, and twenty-year-old Isaac Mc. Ghie. June 15, 1920, Duluth, Minnesota.

The barefoot corpse of Laura Nelson. May 25, 1911, Okemah, Oklahoma. The lynching of

The barefoot corpse of Laura Nelson. May 25, 1911, Okemah, Oklahoma. The lynching of Laura Nelson and her son, several dozen onlookers.

The lynching of Joseph Richardson, damaged shoeshine stand. September 26, 1913, Leitchfield Kentucky.

The lynching of Joseph Richardson, damaged shoeshine stand. September 26, 1913, Leitchfield Kentucky.

The lynching of Rubin Stacy. July 19, 1935, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The lynching of Rubin Stacy. July 19, 1935, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The burning corpse of William Brown. September 28, 1919, Omaha, Nebraska.

The burning corpse of William Brown. September 28, 1919, Omaha, Nebraska.

“Strange Fruit” performed by Billy Holiday 1939. Originally written as a poem by Abel

“Strange Fruit” performed by Billy Holiday 1939. Originally written as a poem by Abel Meeropol, a New York City School teacher in the mid 1930 s. Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root, Black body swinging in the Southern breeze, Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees. Pastoral scene of the gallant South, The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth, Scent of magnolia sweet and fresh, And the sudden smell of burning flesh! Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck, For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck, For the sun to rot, for a tree to drop, Here is a strange and bitter crop.