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A lynching is a murder or execution by a mob, without the force, sanction, or process of the law.

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About Lynching Collection of essays, extracts, and photographs of victims. www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/g_l/lynching/lynching.htm

Lynching in America: Carnival of Death A persistent and horrifying practice that was rampant throughout the South for decades. www.crimelibrary.com/../mass/lynching/index_1.html

Moore's Ford Memorial Committee In honor of four African Americans lynched in 1946 at the Moore's Ford Bridge near Monroe, Georgia, the multiracial Moore's Ford Memorial Committee, Inc.works for cultural healing, racial harmony and social justice thru education and community action. www.mooresford.org

Postcards From The Edge An examination of lynching postcards and photographs from the late 19th/early 20th century United States. The source of this study is a collection of postcards and photographs that produced four exhibitions, a book and a website. The collection is owned individual.utoronto.ca/anthony/finalpaper/intro.html

Black History Pages Links to stories about lynchings. blackhistorypages.com/Lynching