Tweets Of The Day -- Lynching

I’ve studied lynching for decades. Read hundreds of lynching accounts.Viewed almost scores of photographs. Wrote a book about lynching. Mr. Trump’s actions & words are consistent w/those who incited lynching, not its victims. And that fact makes this tweet particularly grotesque. pic.twitter.com/90P1kQL2ya

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) October 22, 2019

Graham tried to remove a president from office for covering up an affair. https://t.co/3BUMOwFftT

— Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) October 22, 2019

Historians everywhere: this is a lynching in absolutely NO sense. https://t.co/zGMwPi97h6

— Kathleen Belew (@kathleen_belew) October 22, 2019

No sir!  No, @realdonaldtrump: this is NOT a lynching, and shame on you for invoking such a horrific act that was used as a weapon to terrorize and murder African Americans.

If you want to know what lynching actually looks like, go to @eji_org in Montgomery, Alabama https://t.co/hqlYI0MyaQ

— Doug Jones (@DougJones) October 22, 2019

Lynching is trending so here are some facts: From 1882-1968, 4,743 lynchings occurred in the U.S., according to the NAACP.  Of these people that were lynched 3,446 were black.

Also facts: President Trump deeply wants to change the subject away from the G7, Ukraine and Syria.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) October 22, 2019

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