On Nov 30, 1921, a mob of white supremacists in Ballinger, TX, seized Robert Murtore, a 15-year-old Black child, from the custody of law enforcement, tied him to a post, & lynched him with 50 gunshots in broad daylight.
Today is the 100 year anniversary of this atrocity
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Today is the 100 year anniversary of this atrocity
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A 9 year old white girl claimed a Black person had harassed her. Robert was accused and arrested, & the following day the mob demanded police hand him over. The sheriff quickly handed him over to be lynched.
None of the white supremacists were charged or arrested. Instead...
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None of the white supremacists were charged or arrested. Instead...
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A TX newspaper described the white supremacist mob as “orderly" & leaving “peacefully”—all this after violently taking the young boy’s life in a horrific lynching.
I think about Robert as I think about Ahmaud Arbery, and the similarities are frightening—even 100 years later
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I think about Robert as I think about Ahmaud Arbery, and the similarities are frightening—even 100 years later
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Both Robert & Ahmaud were judged guilty b/c they were Black
Both were murdered by white supremacists with the aid of police protecting the murderers
And but for a leaked video, Ahmaud's murderers would also have escaped charge & arrest
100 years later—too little has changed
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Both were murdered by white supremacists with the aid of police protecting the murderers
And but for a leaked video, Ahmaud's murderers would also have escaped charge & arrest
100 years later—too little has changed
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We must not let apathy take hold—but continue to fight for justice & demand accountability of those in power. Justice isn't a buffet where you get to pick and choose. It must be universal.
Shout out to @eji_org for keeping Robert Mutore's story alive.
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Shout out to @eji_org for keeping Robert Mutore's story alive.
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