Post: They werent hanging ornaments from trees in Mississippi, They were hanging people. In nineteen...
They weren't hanging ornaments from trees in Mississippi, They were hanging people. In nineteen thirty nine, Billie Holiday sang Strange Fruit, a song about black bodies hanging from Southern trees. It was banned from radio, banned from clubs, But it was true. Mississippi had more documented lynchings than n any state in America. Men, women, even children, were hanged, burned or beaten for things as small as talking back. Crowds gathered, photos were sold as postcards and not one person was held accountable. That wasn't justice. That was white supremacy, and Mississippi was the blueprint. Follow for more buried truths. Mississippi wants erased from history. Share, Believe, inspire blacks, be.
Post: They werent hanging ornaments from trees in Mississippi, They were hanging people. In nineteen...: They weren't hanging ornaments from trees in Mississippi, They were hanging people. In nineteen thirty nine, Billie Holiday sang… #HughFreeze #werenthanging #hangingornaments #ornamentstrees
