I Came To Bear Witness To A Lynching: Part 3: Rockville, MD. 1/2

There were no homegoing ceremonies. The families did not make the pilgrimage to reclaim the bodies of their loved ones. Black people’s movement was restricted even more than it is now. Their ability to communicate was restricted. These black bodies and the people who loved them meant very little to the white authorities. Minimal, if any, effort was made to connect the bodies to their loved ones. This biggest lie perpetuated by white supremacy about lynchings is that they were one-off impulsive acts of violence committed by poor, uneducated, drunk white men. We are made to believe that lynchings were isolated events that did not reflect the collective mores of the members of the town or city where they took place. This is a falsehood <a href="https://garrickmcfadden.medium.com/i-came-to-bear-witness-to-a-lynching-part-3-rockville-md-1-2-5482cea1f5c4">Learn More</a>