100 YEARS OF LYNCHING

Recent racial violence against blacks is on the rise. From distant parts of the United States reports of racial violence fill the daily news. That Blacks are killed in the streets of new York while being beaten and harassed in the hills of Georgia, should come as no surprise. America has a long but seldom discussed history against its black citizens. The typical American response has been to ignore this history. Unfortunately this further obscures a historical problem which can only be resolved through defensive vigilance and an awareness of the scope and magnitude of the problem.