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Publisher |: colorlinemurders

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Society & Culture,; True Crime

Categories Via RSS |: History,; Society & Culture

Historical true crime podcast telling the stories of lynching victims in the American South

People |: Shannon Ballard
Country Of Origin |: USA
Produced In |: Jackson, MS
Premiere Date |: 2018-08-26
Related Hashtags |: #crime,; #history,; #lynching,; #OTD,; #truecrime
Frequency |: Periodic
Explicit |: No

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0 Available Episodes (11 Total) / Average duration: 00:16:14

Date Duration Most Reviewed Highest Rated

0 Available Episodes (11 Total)Average duration: 00:16:14

Jan 28, 2019

00:22:57

Six documented lynchings were carried out on a bridge in Shubuta, Mississippi. Four in 1918 and two in 1942. Known as the Hanging Bridge, it still stands as a haunting reminder of racial terror

The complete show notes for this episode, along with photos of the Hanging Bridge can be viewed at colorlinemurders.comWebsite: colorlinemurders.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theclmpodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/colorlinecrimesEmail: colorlinemurders@gmail.com

Learn more about Elmore Bolling and his life

The Bolling Foundation

Penalty for Success by Josphine Bolling McCall

An era of terror: Montgomery family remembers father’s lynching, legacy by Melissa Brown

MusicPerformed by Ross Gentry. Courtesy of Headway Recordings in Asheville, North Carolina. Learn more here

Jan 14, 2019

00:18:10

Elmore Bolling was a successful black businessman in Lowndes County, Alabama. He ran an inclusive business in the Jim Crow South and was known for his philanthropy. His success angered a group of white men who murdered Bolling in 1947

Website: colorlinemurders.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/colorlinecrimesEmail: colorlinemurders@gmail.com

Learn more about Elmore Bolling and his life

The Bolling Foundation

Penalty for Success by Josphine Bolling McCall

An era of terror: Montgomery family remembers father’s lynching, legacy by Melissa Brown

MusicPerformed by Ross Gentry. Courtesy of Headway Recordings in Asheville, North Carolina. Learn more here

Dec 10, 2018

00:20:21

Black Americans weren’t spared lynching on Christmas Day during the lynching era. Featured are the stories of Rev J.N. McClinton of Prairie Blossom, Texas; Colvin Nicholson of Scooba, Mississippi and Willie James Howard of Live Oak, Florida

Website: colorlinemurders.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/colorlinecrimesEmail: colorlinemurders@gmail.com

More about this episode

60 Years Later, a Cry for Justice in Florida Killing by Audra D.S. Burch, McClatchy-TribuneThe Legacy of Harry T. Moore, PBS.org

MusicPerformed by Ross Gentry. Courtesy of Headway Recordings in Asheville, North Carolina. Learn more here

Nov 12, 2018

00:17:13

In the summer of 1906, five members of a prominent white farming family, were murdered in Salisbury, North Carolina. With no evidence, only an accusation, six black sharecroppers were accused of the murders. Within the next month, three more innocent lives would be taken in Rowan County.Website: colorlinemurders.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/colorlinecrimesEmail: colorlinemurders@gmail.com

More about this episode Read more about the lynching in "A Game Called Salisbury" by Susan Barringer Wells

Read about the theory of who may have killed the Lyerly Family in "The Man From the Train" by Bill James and Rachel McCarthy James

Text of Reconciliation Resolution proposed by Salisbury Mayor Al Heggens

WSOC TV Interview with Mayor Al Heggens "Mayor wants to pass resolution apologizing for 1906 lynchings" by Tina Terry

MusicPerformed by Ross Gentry. Courtesy of Headway Recordings in Asheville, North Carolina. Learn more here

Oct 22, 2018

00:21:19

In September of 1935, black sharecropper and union leader, Elwood Higginbotham stood trial for murder in Oxford, Mississippi. The murder of his white neighbor had been a case of self-defense. As a jury deliberated his fate, a white mob stormed the courthouse and kidnapped Elwood Higginbotham. Website: colorlinemurders.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/colorlinecrimesEmail: colorlinemurders@gmail.com

More about Elwood Higginbotham and efforts to memorialize him

Read Kyleen Burke's research about the life and death of Elwood Higginbotham. Uncovering the Story of the Hero of the Sharecroppers

lynchings-long-shadow.html">A Lynching's Long Shadow by Vanessa Gregory, professor and writer in Oxford, Mississippi

c9af-580c-9b92-e9e032e100fa.html">Family of Elwood Higginbotham visit site of lynching Oxford Citizen's coverage of the Higginbotham family visit to Oxford, Mississippi

Elwood Higginbotham Marker Unveiling Event in Oxford, MississippiMusicPerformed by Ross Gentry. Courtesy of Headway Recordings in Asheville, North Carolina. Learn more here

Oct 08, 2018

00:16:36

In May of 1918, a white farmer was murdered in Brooks County, Georgia. Within a week of his death, 11 African Americans would be lynched, including Mary Turner, who called for the arrest of the men who lynched her husbandWebsite: colorlinemurders.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/colorlinecrimesEmail: colorlinemurders@gmail.comMore about Mary Turner and the Lynching Rampage of 1918Learn more about the Mary Turner Project The organization is always looking for more people to get involved in their work for racial justice and reconciliation

MusicPerformed by Ross Gentry. Courtesy of Headway Recordings in Asheville, North Carolina. Learn more here

Oct 08, 2018

00:16:00

Before you hear stories of victims of color line murders, it's important to understand the history of lynching in America and how lynching became an acceptable act of racial terror in the American South.Website: colorlinemurders.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/colorlinecrimesEmail: colorlinemurders@gmail.comLearn more about the history of lynchingRead the report "Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror", by the staff of the Equal Justice Initiative

MusicPerformed by Ross Gentry. Courtesy of Headway Recordings in Asheville, North Carolina. Learn more here

Oct 08, 2018

00:22:13

In 1897, Frazier Baker, became the first African American postmaster of Lake City, South Carolina. The circumstances of his lynching in 1898 shocked many in the country and galvanized the anti-lynching movement to seek federal interventionWebsite: colorlinemurders.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/colorlinecrimesEmail: colorlinemurders@gmail.com

More about Frazier and Julia Baker lynching and aftermath

Collection of 22-1898-fraser-b-baker.html">newspaper articles chronicling lynching of Frazier Baker and articles that covered the Federal trial. Also includes articles about Lavinia Baker's move to Boston after the lynching

This Cruel War - Investigation into Lynching Series: Frazier BakerMedia coverage of Frazier Baker historical marker 30dc-11e3-a206-0019bb30f31a.html">dedication ceremony, with text from speech by Dr. Chestnut

MusicPerformed by Ross Gentry. Courtesy of Headway Recordings in Asheville, North Carolina. Learn more here

Oct 08, 2018

00:17:59

In July of 1935 Rubin Stacy was accused of attacking a white woman. A white mob, that included the local sheriff, lynched Stacy. A photo of the lynching was so disturbing that the NAACP used it in a campaign to call for anti-lynching legislation.Website: colorlinemurders.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/colorlinecrimesEmail: colorlinemurders@gmail.com

More about this episodesentinel.com/1988-07-17/features/8802110707_1_black-man-lynching-pine-tree">The Day They Lynched Reuben Stacey by Bryan Brooks July 17, 1988 | Includes first hand accounts from witness and participant in lynchingsentinel.com/opinion/fl-column-fred-grimm-lynching-memorial-broward-mob-killing-20180503-story.html">op-column-fred-grimm-lynching-memorial-broward-mob-killing-20180503-story.html">Memorial recalls a Broward mob killing that became a macabre public festival by Fred Grimm May 3, 1018

Racist, Corrupt – and Sheriff by John Dolen. December 1, 2017

Woodlawn Connection: Rubin Stacy By Chelsea Blackmon (Rubin’s great-great niece)

MusicPerformed by Ross Gentry. Courtesy of Headway Recordings in Asheville, North Carolina. Learn more here

Sep 09, 2018

00:04:33

The answer to the question I've been asked over and over: "Why are you launching a podcast about lynching victims?"

Jan 28 | 00:22:57

Episode 9 Shubuta Hanging Bridge

Jan 14 | 00:18:10

Episode 8 Elmore Bolling Lowndes County Alabama

Dec 10 | 00:20:21

Episode 7 Christmas Lynchings

Nov 12 | 00:17:13

Episode 6 1906 Lyerly Murders and Salisbury Lynching in Rowan County, North Carolina

Oct 22 | 00:21:19

Episode 5 Elwood Higginbotham Lafayette County, Mississippi

Oct 08 | 00:16:36

Episode 2: Mary Turner - Brooks County, Georgia

Oct 08 | 00:16:00

Episode 1: History of Lynching in America

Oct 08 | 00:22:13

Episode 4: Frazier and Julia Baker - Florence County, South Carolina

Oct 08 | 00:17:59

Episode 3: Rubin Stacy - Broward County, Florida

Sep 09 | 00:04:33

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