Repost – Rocky Mount NC – Lynching in North Carolina presentation by Dr. Vann Newkirk was awesome

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Saturday was my first time attending a book signing so I didn’t know what to expect. I thought it was just that, a book signing and I did not know the author would do a presentation.

The presentation by Dr. Vann Newkirk about his book “Lynching in North Carolina” was awesome. Although I missed a portion of his presentation, the rest was very interesting. It was real interesting because he spoke about cases with connections to towns that I can relate to such as Macclesfield, Pinetops and Tarboro.

I can’t wait for the next book signing that will be held in the near future at another Rocky Mount location.  I think everyone was like me hungry for more. I plan to arrive early the next time to capture this historic moment.

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American Lynching A Documentary

Note: Originally posted on March 23, 2009. The book signing was held at Mt. Pisgah Church in Rocky Mount NC.

Jackson Mississippi – Talking about ignant, “Black candidate wants to solve crime with ‘noose’”

This Safe Negro has lost his damn mind. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

JACKSON, Miss. — Down here in the Deep South, calls to bring back the hanging noose are coming from an unlikely source: a 62-year-old, black Republican mayoral candidate in Mississippi’s largest city. (Rocky Mount Telegram)