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Eli Cooper: The Black Man Lynched for “Speaking in a Manner Offensive to White People” in 1919
In the summer of 1919, a black man named Eli Cooper was lynched in Georgia for allegedly making statements that offended the white community. His words, seen as a threat to the racial hierarchy of the time, ultimately led...
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How Formerly Enslaved African-Americans Placed Ads on Newspapers to Find Lost Family After Slavery
During slavery, it was common for families to be torn apart, with husbands, wives, children, and siblings sold to...