On June 19, 1865, Logan Stroud, one of the largest slave-owners in east Texas, walked to the front porch of his plantation home, which he called Pleasant Retreat.
Library Of Congress: The Birth Of Juneteenth, Voices Of The Enslaved
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Lynching Memorial Leaves Some Quietly Seething: ‘Let Sleeping Dogs Lie’ (Warning Image)
Black men were lynched for “standing around”, for “annoying white girls”, for failing to call a policeman “mister”. Continue Reading →
