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Lynching, Omaha, Nebraska, 1919

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Postcard celebrating the lynching of Lige Daniels, Center, Texas, 1920

The entire phenomena of lynching postcards are one of the creepiest things in American history. That you'd actually advertise the event and connect it with a specific place in a positive way is absolutely bizarre. But I guess you can sell racism as much as anything else.

You Can Combine Racism With Travel Too!

In case you can't read this travel advertisement created by a Columbus, Ohio radio station, let me block quote it for you:

610 WTVN would like to send you where Americans are proud and illegals are scared, sunny Phoenix, Arizona! You’ll spend a weekend chasing aliens and spending cash in the desert, just make sure you have your green card! Win round trip airfare to Phoenix, hotel accommodations, and a few pesos in spending cash — just register below! City employees encouraged to enter.

It's been awhile since this nation has so openly combined tourism and racism. I wonder what that looked like:

Ah yes. The good old days....

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Lynching of James B. Daniels, Helena, MT, March 2, 1866.

Part of vigilante movement that dominated Montana at that time. Daniels was convicted of manslaughter in a bar fight. He was convicted but pardoned by the territorial governor. They hanged him and stuffed the pardon in his pocket.

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Lynchings. Tulsa Race Riot, 1921.