We are finally here with Part 2 covering the story of Frazier B. Baker, the postmaster lynched in 1898 for the crime of being Black in South Carolina. In this episode, we explore Baker’s family tree and the shocking revelation Denise found in the census records. Then we discuss the villains; who were they and what happened to them? At the end we finish our discussion exploring the lives and family history of the “heroes”, Ida B. Welles and Lillian Clayton Jewett.
Read MoreIn the early morning hours of August 28, 1955, two white men entered the home of Mose Wright armed with a flashlight and a pistol. The men, Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam, came for Wright’s 14-year-old nephew, Emmett Till. With his uncle and aunt pleading the men to stop, they abducted Till into the night. It would be the last time Till’s family would see him alive.
On this summersode, Zelda and Denise discuss the events that led up to the horrific lynching of Chicago-native Emmitt Till as well as what happened next. Then we go further by discussing his family tree, an interesting history of struggle, success, and heartbreak.
