Map Of Us Lynchings

Over the twelvemonth thousands of dark Americans bring been killed past times white Americans. They are non the solely racial grouping to bring suffered at the vehement hands of white Americans. During the 1890's mobs of white men killed roughly nine people per month. But lynchings didn't solely come about inwards the 19th century they continued inwards the the States good into the minute one-half of the 20th century.

Monroe Work Today has released a novel interactive map of lynchings inwards the the States from 1835 to 1964. The map plots the locations of incidents of white mob violence across the whole of the country. Different colored markers on the map betoken whether the victims of this violence were black, Chinese, Native American or other groups of Americans.

You tin choose private markers on the map to larn to a greater extent than nearly each private event of white mob violence. Each event likewise includes links to the sources for the mapped lynching. H5N1 timeline at the bottom of the map plots the issue of lynchings over time. This timeline is interactive in addition to tin hold upward used to filter the lynchings shown on the map past times whatever engagement range.

The information for the map builds on the interrogation of the dark sociologist Monroe Nathan Work, who published biannual lynching reports at the outset of the 20th century. His reports bring been enhanced in addition to referenced amongst to a greater extent than modern research. As good every bit the interactive map Monroe Work Today provides a detailed hold back at the life in addition to operate of Monroe Work in addition to the history of white mob violence inwards the United States.