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Strange FruitStrange FruitLynching
Mob violence against African-Americans served four functions within southern
society during the lynching era:
to eradicate specific persons accused of crimes against the white community;
as a mechanism of state-sanctioned terrorism designed to maintain a degree of leverage over the African-American population;
Mob violence against African-Americans served four functions within southern
society during the lynching era:
to eliminate or neutralize competitors for social, economic, or political rewards; and
as a symbolic manifestation of the unity of white supremacy".
The Reasons Given forBlack Lynchings:
Acting suspiciously Gambling Quarreling Adultery
Grave robbing Race hatred; Race troubles
Aiding murderer Improper with white woman
Rape Arguing with white man
Incest Rape-murders
Arson Inciting to riot Resisting mob Assassination Inciting trouble
Robbery Attempted murder
Indolence Running a bordello
Banditry Inflammatory language
Sedition Being disreputable
Informing Slander
Being obnoxious Injuring livestock
Spreading disease Boasting about riot Insulting white man
Stealing Burglary
Insulting white woman Suing white man
Child abuse Insurrection Swindling Conjuring
Kidnapping Terrorism
Courting white woman Killing livestock
Testifying against white man Criminal assault
Living with white woman Throwing stones
Cutting levee Looting
Train wrecking Defending rapist Making threats
Trying to colonize blacks Demanding respect
Miscegenation Trying to vote
Disorderly conduct Mistaken identity
Unpopularity Eloping with white woman
Molestation Unruly remarks
Entered white woman's room Murder
Using obscene language Enticement
Non-sexual assault Vagrancy Extortion
Peeping Tom Violated quarantine
Fraud Pillage
Voodooism Plotting to kill
Voting for wrong party Frightening white woman
Poisoning well
Garfield Burley
Curtis Brown
Nebern, TN
October, 1902
Garfield Burley
Curtis Brown
Nebern, TN
October, 1902
Will JamesCairo, IL November 1909
Will JamesCairo, IL November 1909
Joseph Richardson
Leitchfield, KY September,
1913
Joseph Richardson
Leitchfield, KY September,
1913
Jesse WashingtonRobinson, TX May, 1916
Jesse WashingtonRobinson, TX May, 1916
Elias Clayton, 19Elmer Jackson, 21Isaac McGhie, 21
Duluth, MI June, 1920
Elias Clayton, 19Elmer Jackson, 21Isaac McGhie, 21
Duluth, MI June, 1920
UnknownCenter, TXAugust, 1920
UnknownCenter, TXAugust, 1920
James ClarkEau Gallie, FL
July, 1926
James ClarkEau Gallie, FL
July, 1926
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Strange FruitStrange FruitSouthern trees bear strange fruit,
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.
Pastoral scene of the gallant south,The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.
Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,Here is a strange and bitter crop.