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Body of African American man in Mississippi found hanging from a tree (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Mar 2015
OP
And now the Republicans have brought back lynching. What a find goddamn bunch of "Christians"
villager
Mar 2015
#2
I PRAY this isnt true, because if it is then the patience, the REMARKABLE UNPRECEDENTED patience
NoJusticeNoPeace
Mar 2015
#4
This country has been over-patient with its GOP minority for far, far too long...
villager
Mar 2015
#5
Mother Mary, receive him & know that we can't take much more of this sorrow & hatred.
KittyWampus
Mar 2015
#8
NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)1. NO fucking way...this better be a hoax
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,718 posts)3. He was missing. FBI called in and found body.
FBI says death is suspicious and looking into it.
villager
(26,001 posts)2. And now the Republicans have brought back lynching. What a find goddamn bunch of "Christians"
...those people are.
Tell me again how the country survives them... intact?
NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)4. I PRAY this isnt true, because if it is then the patience, the REMARKABLE UNPRECEDENTED patience
shown by the AfAm community might just finally run the fuck out.
villager
(26,001 posts)5. This country has been over-patient with its GOP minority for far, far too long...
n/t
Matterate
(34 posts)6. Let me check my calendar...
Yep, still 2015.
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)7. ...
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)8. Mother Mary, receive him & know that we can't take much more of this sorrow & hatred.
Condolences to his family.
If this is a lynching, goddess help us all.
B2G
(9,766 posts)9. Otis Byrd, 54
JI7
(89,281 posts)11. another Byrd, just reading the subject line made me think of James Byrd
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)10. .
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)12. The "legal" lynchings by cops just weren't enough for the racist bastards.
salin
(48,955 posts)13. no words.
Quackers
(2,256 posts)14. Found a local link and CNN link
democrank
(11,112 posts)15. Rest in peace, Mr. Otis James Byrd.
So sad.