Lectures in History
Punishment in the Jim Crow South
2016-02-13T19:58:37-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNTEzXC8yMDE2MDIxMzIwMDIxOTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Professor Natalie Ring talked about the common practice of lynching black men as punishment for perceived crimes in the Jim Crow era South. She described how socially active African-American women, such as Ida B. Wells, challenged the view of black men as predatory towards white women, which was a factor that often played a role in lynching.
Professor Natalie Ring talked about the common practice of lynching black men as punishment for perceived crimes in the Jim Crow era South. …
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Professor Natalie Ring talked about the common practice of lynching black men as punishment for perceived crimes in the Jim Crow era South. She described how socially active African-American women, such as Ida B. Wells, challenged the view of black men as predatory towards white women, which was a factor that often played a role in lynching. close
Professor Natalie Ring talked about the common practice of lynching black men as punishment for perceived crimes in the Jim Crow era South. … read more
Professor Natalie Ring talked about the common practice of lynching black men as punishment for perceived crimes in the Jim Crow era South. She described how socially active African-American women, such as Ida B. Wells, challenged the view of black men as predatory towards white women, which was a factor that often played a role in lynching. close
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