JACKSON, Miss. — Since 2000, there have been at least eight suspected lynchings of Black men and teenagers in Mississippi, according to court records and police reports. “But the thing is, lynchings never stopped in the United States. Lynchings in Mississippi never stopped. During that period, Mississippi recorded 581, the highest number of lynchings recorded by state.

Source: Washington Post August 08, 2021 12:00 UTC