Cases of Black people found hanged in the US South are a reminder of nation’s lynching history
The body of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune was discovered hanging behind an abandoned home in Jackson, Mississippi. The incident has invoked the history of lynchings in the U.S. South. Jarques Ratliff, 51, has entered a plea in connection with the case.
The death of a Black Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree has stirred distressing memories of the grim history of lynchings across the U.S. South. The body of Tasia Fortune, 29, was found behind an abandoned home in Jackson, the state capital, on Aug. 3. Jarques Ratliff, 51, who is also Black, pleaded not […]
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