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AP spread racist Jim Crow-era coverage to a national audience

by Howard Center for Investigative Journalism December 1, 2021December 1, 2021

An analysis of newspaper and wire clippings found AP stories labeled Black lynching victims as fiends, ravishers and monsters.

The lynching of Willie Earle prompted a trial, but no convictions

by Howard Center for Investigative Journalism November 29, 2021November 29, 2021

A pregnant woman’s lynching resonates through generations

by Howard Center for Investigative Journalism November 16, 2021November 16, 2021

History focuses on men, but Black women were lynched, too

by Howard Center for Investigative Journalism November 15, 2021

Atlanta newspapers’ white supremacy fueled 1906 race massacre

by Howard Center for Investigative Journalism November 8, 2021November 8, 2021

‘We can do better:’ Annapolis has embraced the need to address its legacy of lynchings and racial terror

by Howard Center for Investigative Journalism November 5, 2021

Kentucky newspapers often blamed Black victims for lynchings

by Howard Center for Investigative Journalism November 2, 2021

Newspapers dehumanized Black victims of lynchings in Tallahassee by describing them as animals or insane

by Howard Center for Investigative Journalism November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

Despite repeated efforts, a federal anti-lynching law has not passed Congress in 130 years

by Howard Center for Investigative Journalism October 31, 2021