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W.E.B Du Bois Publishes "The Waco Horror"
The editor of "The Crisis" published this photo essay showing the lynching of Jesse Washington -
Anti-Lynching Bill Proposed in Congress
Congressman Leonidas Dyer proposed Anti-Lynching Bill -
NAACP Published "Thirty Years of Lynching in the United States"
This promoted awareness for lynching -
NAACP Flies Flag from 1920-1938
NAACP flew a flag in New York Headquarters stating "A man was lynched yesterday" which changed opinions and influenced southern Newspapers. -
The Moore's Ford Lynching
This was considered the last mass lynching in America, killing George Dorsey, Mae Murray Dorsey, Roger Malcolm, and Dorothy Malcolm at Moore's Ford in Georgia. Their killers were not arrested, and NAACP used the case to promote an anti-lynching bill. -
Year Without Lynching
First full year without lynching in 1952 -
Lynching of Emmett Till
The lynching of 14 year old Emmett Till was brutal and the injustice of his trial brought mass attention to the Civil Rights Movement. His open casket funeral was highly publicized and widely outraged Black and White Americans -
Lynching of Mack Charles Parker
One of the last Civil Rights era lynching was Mack Charles Parker in Ploplarville, Mississippi. He was awaiting trial for alleged rape, when a mob, including the jailer and former sheriff, killed him. They took him from his cell three days before trial, and shot him before throwing him into a river -
4748 Lynchings
There had been 4748 recorded lynchings since 1882 -
James Byrd Death
He was chained to a car by 3 white supremacists and dragged to death in Jasper, Texas. -
Shooting of Trayvon Martin
Martin was just a 17 year old boy when he was noticed by a neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman. Zimmerman alerted the police that there was a "up to no good, or he's on drugs or something" kind of looking guy walking around the neighborhood. The police told him not to follow him, but he disregarded it and left his vehicle. Later on tension rose and a violent encounter broke out between the two men, leading to the killing and shooting of Trayvon Martin. -
Chief of Sanford PD speaks
He said that no criminal charge can be filed against Zimmerman, because of the absence of probable cause. -
Sanford PD makes statement again
Sanford PDs homicide detective Christopher Serino says he recommends Zimmerman should be charged with manslaughter. -
FBI
Justice Department and FBI announce that they have launched an investigation into Martins death -
Petition for Martin
A petition for Martins killer to be arrested, created by martins parents, surpasses 1.3 million people. -
Barrack Obama Speaks On The Subject
During Obamas speech he says Martin reminds him of a younger version of himself, and sadly says characterized racial profiling is a reality that most African Americans have had to deal with. -
Zimmerman On Talk Show
He says he would not do anything differently if he were to do it over again. -
Zimmerman Sues NBC
Zimmerman Sues NBC for allegedly editing the phone call he had with 911 during the night he murdered Martin -
Zimmermans' Trial Begins
Zimmermans trial begins over a year after he shot and killed Martin. The prosecutions argument was that Zimmerman had profiled Martin. The defense said that the evidence showed that Zimmerman had been attacked and was acting in self defense. In the end there was not enough evidence to prove either sides -
Zimmerman Declared Not Guilty
After 16 hours of deliberation the judge ruled him not guilty. -
Zimmerman sues family of Martin
Zimmerman filed a 100 million dollar lawsuit against the parents of Martin and others.