Join us Tuesday, March 24, 2015, for the second in a three-part series,
Murder, Mayhem, and Lynching: Constructing Race, Class, and Gender in America
with Dr. Deborah H. Barnes, Associate Professor of English at Jackson State University.
This event will begin at 6 p.m. at the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO
located at 1017 John R. Lynch Street on the JSU Campus.
The Furrow of His Brow: The Lost History of Black Lynch Mobs
In this discussion, Dr. Barnes will explore little known lore about African American lynch mobs, which, like their white counterparts, were committed to keeping the peace, insuring communal protection, and establishing standards for acceptable behavior.
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The final lecture will be held on: Tuesday, March 31, 2015; 6 p.m., at Gallery1
Written in Blood: Discourses of Lynching
Lynching culture and racial violence were normalized and spread through newspaper coverage, published accounts, photographs, ballads, art and memorabilia.
The first discussion was held on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the Margaret Walker Center. Titled, The Noose and Pyre: Lynching and Racial Violence as Social Control, Dr. Barnes took a new look at lynching culture and practice during the nadir of American race relations. Barnes further examined the strategic use of racial violence against people of color as a means to construct “whiteness.”
These events are free and open to the public.