Mob Mentality
This file appears in: Jesse Washington Lynching
It is estimated that between 15,000 and 20,000 people were present for the lynching of Jesse Washington. They looked on and screamed, encouraging the stabbing, beating, and eventual burning of his body.
This file appears in: Jesse Washington Lynching
Jesse Washington Lynching
Society in the South evolved ensuing the emancipation of slaves after the Civil War. The Reconstruction of the South ended in 1877 and only added to the bad racial tensions in the region. Whites instituted laws that held blacks back from education,…