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Welcome back to #Fuck12Friday! Our feed has been a mix of a lot of things. Images of Black death, anger, calls to action, and confusion as to where to put that energy.
On May 27, 1892, Ida B Wells’ Memphis, TN newspaper office was attacked by a white mob for her campaigning against lynching. Wells had dedicated much of her life to documenting lynchings and advocating for racial justice. #Fuck12Friday
"[...] most black lynching victims were actually killed for minor offenses or non-criminal transgressions such as failing to pay debts, public drunkenness, engaging in [...] interracial romance, or [...] challenging white economic dominance." https://bit.ly/2TOG1qK #Fuck12Friday
In the past, lynching photos were strategically used to normalize lynchings and dehumanize and terrorize Black people. Postcards w/ photos of our ppl's lifeless bodies were mailed around the country as souvenirs. #Fuck12Friday
“Reign says that sense of humanity isn’t typically given to victims of color, especially Black-Americans. Instead, their gruesome final moments are replayed again and again for all to see." https://to.pbs.org/3gyCFC7 #Fuck12Friday
“It is a dehumanization of black people, and we don’t see that with any other race. [...]. White people used to have picnics at hangings and at lynchings, bringing [...]. We are not far removed from that, it’s just being played out through technology now.” #Fuck12Friday
“Capturing black death is not new – and it doesn’t necessarily inspire empathy in its viewers. “We are making choices to tell the story and tell it violently”, Jeffrey McCune, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis." https://bit.ly/3cfWf2o #Fuck12Friday
