The glass panels of the Lynching Victims Monolith are simple, etched with the names of more than 600 victims of documented racial killings in Mississippi, along with the attackers’ motives.
One man, Malcolm Wright, was beaten to death in front of his family in 1949. His offense? “Hogging the road.” Further research revealed that his mule-drawn wagon was, to his killers, moving too slowly.
The panels are among thousands of exhibits and artifacts inside the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and the adjoining Museum of Mississippi History. Called the Two Mississippi Museums, the massive complex in sight of the state Capitol is a central part of the state’s America 250 celebration.
Mississippi is actually doing some things right these days. They improved their public education system significantly in the last few years.
I guess ranking in the bottom 3 on every list of good things by state eventually gets to you.
Isn’t every year an anniversary year?
Yeah but we typically highlight the ones that are significant multiples in our counting system
Only if you abide be the annual part of it. If you don’t know what the term means you can use it for anything really. Like I’ll have a sausage egg and anniversary burger, with no pickles please.
I was just going to ask the same thing, lol
Don’t tell Mississippi. They never learned how calendars work so they don’t get to trot out their racist roots often.
