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Friday, June 19, 2020

The Story of Frank Embree, A Black Man Falsely Accused of Rape, Was Lynched in 1899 and His Gory Photos Used for Postcards

The Story of Frank Embree, A Black Man Falsely Accused of Rape, Was Lynched in 1899 and His Gory Photos Used for Postcards

[This is the true face of America. This is not just something in the past. This is what many Americans want to see again. They say they want America to be great again.]

" According to a reporter’s account which was not added to the newspaper details about his capture and death, Frank Embree was castrated and made to eat parts of his manhood before he was finally led to an oak tree to be hanged."

" Images of his lynching and hanging were made into postcards for the white community to celebrate his death and his story which was told over and over again among the white community."

Click the link below for full article (which contains more images). 

https://ohafrika.com/the-story-of-frank-embree-a-black-man-falsely-accused-of-rape-was-lynched-in-1899-and-his-gory-photos-used-for-postcards/

 

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