American Lynchings
In
the U.S. we often pass judgment on people in other countries: Germany, for the
Holocaust; Japan, for its war crimes in Asia; Stalin for his purges.
We conveniently forget our own past,
however. A past in which we enslaved hundreds of thousands of blacks -- beating
them, working them in inhumane conditions, and killing them.
There are many photographs, showing
crowds of U.S. citizens attending the most inhumane butchery imaginable, and getting away
with it. If you'll notice, they seem to be enjoying themselves.
This page is a reminder that the beast
dwells within all of us -- Americans, Germans, Japanese, Russian and all other
nationalities. The urge to participate in butchery is not unique to any nation -- it
is a universal affliction.
If we forget that fact, the beast may
prevail.
Page #1: Two Lynchings.
Page #2: Two Lynchings.
Page #3: One Lynching.
