Cincinnati Freedom Center - Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America

[IICrown]

shut up nigger lover

[thelivingpoet]

im going to buy that book.

[heckler171]

well this still goes on so the conclusion is whites and blacks can not get along and we should sperate. it appears that whites have had amssive problems with other races 2. anyway lets not forget that it was the caucasians who brought black ppl to built a country for them and in return toutured the HECK out of them and have twisted their laws to harm non-white but mostly black ppl. whites are privleged 2day bc of their ancestors so u have a hand in it too less u make up 4 what ur ppl have done

[Phaetheius]

Those cops didn't shoot him because he was black, they shot him because they were running through a dangerous neighborhood at night and he stopped in a dark alleyway, this made the situation tough and dangerous for the officers, giving tim the option to surrender, he didn't so the officer used his discretion and shot him. The riots happened because the cops were acquitted in court....angering the black community. I believe the riots did more harm than good.

[iTrollSoDamnHard]

@Phaetheius EXCUSES EXCUSES

[Logan800]

@Phaetheius u fail wrong

[flyboymd82]

Nice bags under her eyes & black roots. Crack whore much?

[lenizle]

i think this video is a great reminder of human nature that is no different today...if u hear the racism in the comments u can feel it..hw people honestly feel...for example obamalsachimp..the hate of people who dont look like like you scares me..thats why i respect African americans regardless of the issues that exist today..because many have come a long way..God bless to all

[216252lou]

Get over your white guilt my family didn't own slaves .I dont condone murder of anyone of any race. The only problem I have is that a large percentage of blacks seem to have a sence of entitlement I hope this doesnt offend anyone but I don't owe black people anything. Oh and I grew up in Cincinnati 35 years on the west side things were ok for most when the housing projects were still open for business.

[Logan800]

@216252lou yeah they did u did own slaves noob u fail

[216252lou]

Get over your white guilt my family didn't own slaves .I dont condone murder of anyone of any race. The only problem I have is that a large percentage of blacks seem to have a sence of entitlement I hope this doesnt offend anyone but I don't owe black people anything.

[CptBarlet]

Now i dont live in downtown cincinnati but up a few miles further north. This area that i live in was once beautiful farmland that was quickly turned into suburbs which helped our local economy. during the 90's and the turn of the millennium. the once beautiful and lively neighborhoods have been filled with young blacks and have ruined these areas now my family farm is situated a few miles from these terrible neighborhoods. i hear about shooting everyday by Negroes this is why i own an arsenal.

[PandyFackleresque]

@CptBarlet I'm glad you don't live in the city. It's people like you that make it a terrible place to be.

Also, really glad to hear you stocked up on guns because of your unquestioning allegiance to the nightly news.

[ghetto4na]

@ObamaisaCHIMP............Blah Blah Blah........white people have gone completely around the world and terrorized every single OTHER race on this planet for the past 4 centuries (that is the stuff that has been documented). People do not forget history, as much as you wish they would just "move on" you are in for some shit.

How long can you pussies hide behind words on a few pieces of paper?

[ghetto4na]

@ObamaisaCHIMP.........Blah Blah Blah........white people have gone completely around the world and terrorized every single OTHER race on this planet for the past 4 centuries (that is the stuff that has been documented). People do not forget history, as much as you wish they would just "move on" you are in for some shit.

How long can you pussies hide behind words on a few pieces of paper?

[ashemaria16]

This is really disturbing. Hard to believe it really happened in a 'civilised' country and so recently. How could all those people watch? they deserved to rot in hell?

[blacklegacy314]

to the lady posting this thank you for raising awareness to this issue, cause if we dont attack the root of the problem it'll never be solved. this is something the rasicits should agree with cause blacks are not leaving, so if we are so fucked up join in with helping, and fix the problem.

[blacklegacy314]

the slaves arrived here speaking different lanuages and still showed unity, and slavery was designed to break us up and caused the disfunction we carry to this day. adress salvery and youll reverse the damage done to our race.

[blacklegacy314]

the riots are related to lynching. that was the plan of lynching to create a mentaly enslaved race. now u have it and dont want to take respondsbility.

[PandyFackleresque]

@ObamaIsaChimp You are everything that is wrong with this city.

[premadonna17]

On thesecond one, was the black man being lynched?

[LIVERLADD]

What i`m, wandering is what the slave trade and lynchings have to do with the riots?

[redbrest]

Take your cam,

The new YT is driving me NUTS! i replied to Ur comment Hope u got it. Do U have 2 Channels or what ? Slavery is still going on, and its not just blacks, never has been just about blacks

And comes in many  different forms,

[redbrest]

chuckle I was just trying to be nice, she dose hers herself to. Its just like yours (at least today for tomorrow it may change ) I like it

As for lynching  sick stuff, I bet a mess of southerners rolled over in there graves when Obama got elect.(more chuckling )

There is a lot of horrific crap going on right now in this world every where you look. racism & hate abound and thrive.

[redbrest]

You have the same hair dresser as my daughter.Never been to Cincinnati

[PandyFackleresque]

@redbrest I do my hair myself so I doubt that. Thanks for posting this comment on a video about lynching, though.

[smileybop21]

this was the most sad and disturbing thing ive ever seen in my life. it scared me. my hands r shaking rite now

[JAMamation]

fuck lynching.

R.I.P. jesse. You died a horrible horrible death :(

[KickWhitesOutAfrica]

Your pictures of lynchings are no surprise to me. This is the behaviour of colonists - WILD WHITE PEOPLE. This is their so-called civilisation. Their descendants will be punished for these crimes, it has already been written down. There will be no escape for any of them.

My comment is posted from the UK.

[PandyFackleresque]

Racism comes in many colours. "Their descendents will be punished"? What an ignorant thing to say.

[SirHappyThe1st]

Disgusting, shocking but strangely mesmerizing.

What is also interesting is that women and children were there enjoying the bloodlust which proves it was nothing unusual.

The arbitary nature and absurdity of the reasons people were lynched in the South is also fascinating.

Its important we understand that all societies are capable of this type of violence and guard against it.

B.t.w I`m black and british & lynching is common knowledge outside of the united states.

[PandyFackleresque]

I know what you mean. I still am fascinated that people would bring their children to see this, though.

It wasn't only the south! I live in Ohio (I know, not too far from the south...) and there were 26 documented lynching preformed here. 1 even in the county I'm currently living in!

[SirHappyThe1st]

PandyFackleresque

I`m surprised that even that number was documented.

I know during the reconstruction period and after the 2 world wars when 'negro' soldiers coming back from the wars had seen the world and came back to parts of US with 'uppidity ideas' there was a huge growth in lynching.

Anyway kudos for showing such harrowing photos.

[KickWhitesOutAfrica]

There is nothing ignorant about my comment... PandyFackleresque. Your ignorance lies in NOT knowing how important black people are to the Greatest Being in existence.

BTW kudos to you for your correct spelling of the word colours. Very unusual for someone from the US.

[PandyFackleresque]

Greatest Being? I don't know what that is but it sounds like some sort of divine being or plan. So, I'll go ahead and tell you ahead of time that I don't believe in anything divine.

Now go ahead and explain and you so apparently wanted me to ask.

[Rithrandil]

@KickWhitesOutAfrica

What supreme being? I don't know if you are actually this retarded or not, but since the whole video was about how awful and horrible the crime of lynching is, I think it's safe to say Pandy knows the value of black people IN REALITY (not your fairy tale); that is, they are equal to every other group/color of people.

Also,since we're talking about the descendants of criminals, I suppose the descendants of Africans who sold rival tribes to Europeans will be punished too?

[SirHappyThe1st]

@KickWhitesOutAfrica

I think you r a troll. I cant believe u would choose such a stupid name and then post even more stupid comments.

Anyway ur funny peculiar rather than funny ha ha

[SirHappyThe1st]

@PandyFackleresque

@PandyFackleresque

I`m not an american but a brit but i thought ohio was one of those liberal progressive states of the time not like Alabama or Mississipi so its a bit of a shock to hear about it there but not as much a shock as you knowing it happening in yr own town.

Peace.

[Rockstafeller]

It is, but you need to understand that no one ever was punished for slavery and for what happened pre-Civil Rights, that's why it is so hard for Blacks to move on

[PandyFackleresque]

Which comment are you replying to? Hah, sorry. When they get like this it's hard to tell what goes with what.

I'm inclined to agree, though.

[LiberianPrincess29]

@PandyFackleresque I commend u sooooo much! This video made me cry not just because i am black ( cause i would of cried if it was any other race) but because of the cruel humans are. I was scared to come to Cincinnati for school just because i heard about that riot even though it was 10 years ago. And its sad to say but you can sometime feel the hate from people in Cincinnati coming from both blacks and white. But just wanted to say stay positive!

[PandyFackleresque]

@LiberianPrincess29 I hope Cincinnati turned out to be less scary for you even if people are complete twats at times.

[LatumWay]

Fuck you.

My comment is posted from the UK.

[AFearlessAngel84]

I think it's disgusting. Cruel death at the hands of another human being is never called for. What makes me even more sad is that these photos feature some of our generations grandfathers and even great-grandfathers acting out of pure ignorance. They stand there looking smug, like they did our race a great favor.

Sometimes I think there's not enough guilt in the world for me to feel appropriately what was done here.

[PandyFackleresque]

White guilt, it's called. And I know the feeling.

[sarahollow]

I don't understand why like... there is such a huge black/white divide and not a Japanese/white divide or Chinese/white divide. Or at least not on the same level... the white population did horrible shit to pretty much all races, but the black/white divide seems to be the biggest.

[PandyFackleresque]

There ARE divides as big as the black/white divide but I think they are less known because they are less spoken about.

[brollicon]

@sarahollow i agree with you 

[ContrarianExpatriate]

I don't think we Americans need to feel as if we are alone with this history.

All we need to do is look to Turkish treatment of the Armenians, look to the Bosnian Serb treatment of the Bosnian Muslims, look to the Hutu's treatment of the Tutsis in Rwanda.

Brutality to the "other" is a fact of human existence and it will persist for the ages. The goal is to minimize this activity with education, morality and familiarity.

Let's not forget that some whites in the US were lynched too!

[cee829]

This is freakin horrible!!! I am speechless.

[JustAnotherX]

It's horrible...what can I say?

[JustAnotherX]

Good thing you warned us...I was eating while watching this.

[INTERNETISREAL]

I think its awful, You cant directly blame whites for everything but i mean what can you say is that you can see why there is tension. it does go both ways if your a white kid from the burbs or country and you go into a super black part of town bad shit can happen, yet I have white friends who live in OTR. and the worst thing thats happend to them so far is getting their radio stolen out of an unlocked car. I think americans should think more about what they are doing to arabs via nationalism

[zedslayerJoseph]

And also, what I feel and think about the history of America is pride for the good things we've done and also intense shame. I am disgusted about the fact that for a time our nation was built on slavery and the torture of another race. However, I do not let that reflect how I feel today.

[redzor812]

firstly great video yet again! But is it just me or are 99% of people in this world completely stupid and self centred who use things like religion as excuses to turn some of the best parts of humanity against out selves. Everyone has the right to do what they want and think and feel the way the want within rules of a society, but your still a free person etc. But the only way to stop this is through free open and serious + interesting + relevant education and most of all some F*'in common sense

[seriouslymatsteele]

I read about the "afro-centric" school already. Pissed me off. My problem with immigration is not because of race or language, it's because overpopulation is going to be a big problem very soon and the rest of the world needs to deal with it rather than sending people over here.

The problem on my side is usually from East Indians. Half my high school was East Indian, they kept to themselves and many of them hated white people. We have huge East Indian gangs killing each other over here as well.

[Maxdwolf]

Seriouslymatsteele: We have not received in the US enough people to have any effect on overpopulation in any country. Neither has Canada. Immigration is fueled by economics.

[seriouslymatsteele]

Fact is that the overpopulated countries are the ones who's citizens are immigrating to Canada. Their own countries are shit and that's partly because they're so packed. Canada is perfectly able to maintain it's numbers and it's economy without any immigration at all.

[Maxdwolf]

seriously: But not without standing on the backs of the countries for which we rely on cheap labor and resources. To shut the borders of a nation is not only not practicable, it puts the lie to any talk about egalitarianism.

[MrShaneVicious]

I think the exhibit is great. People need to see the evil this nation is capable of.

[MrShaneVicious]

Often the lynch mobs were composed of  "good christians"

[dannypantsgm]

That is really graphic stuff. Reminds me of going to the Holocaust museum in DC, ever been?

Anyway, I've always agreed with the premise of teaching history to prevent it's recurrence. It a shame that so much of it showcases the darkest part of our nature, it really makes us look like monsters. But it's good to know that we are capable of being that way. Hopefully it means we'll keep an eye on each other.

[PandyFackleresque]

I've never been but I plan on going in the near future. Maybe in the summer.

It's hard not to kind of hate humanity after seeing this stuff but you're right. We're capable of better.

[7hundred7dy7]

This deserves way more than five hundred characters. I'll do a video response asap.

[PandyFackleresque]

Thank you!

[LatumWay]

England - slavery specifically here was outlawed in 1772, and finally abolished throughout the British Empire in 1833. so a little over 30 years before America. Yay.

Of course slavery has existed everywhere, and has been perpetrated against every race. This is so shocking to us, I guess, because its relatively not that long ago.

I might do a response, specifically about the painter J.M.W Turner.

[PandyFackleresque]

You should do that. I'm interested to get as much info out there as possible

[johncrwarner]

Interestingly the British did not outlaw the International Slave Trade on its ships until 1807 and the US did it as soon as the constitution permitted it in 1808 (Article II section 9) so the International Slave Trade was abolished all of 9 months before the US did it.

[LatumWay]

I like my version better. May not be true, but it makes be feel better.

Its the american way! =cough=

[johncrwarner]

@LatumWay - like the rewriting of history by Hollywood so that an American Film Star can be the hero / heroine in a historical event that didn't involve them.

U-571 being one of the infamous examples.

[Sparuuto]

Scotland - That seems like another world to me, although more because I was born into a more accepting age than anything geographical. What struck me more than anything was the apathy or even pleasure displayed by the crowds and something about that makes it more realistic (and by that, more disturbing).

[PandyFackleresque]

I seem to remember that Glasgow Green, the now beautiful park, was once the hot spot to hang "criminals" during the days of the Bloody Code.

Unfortunately, most countries aren't so different from each other in the aspect of discrimination.

I agree, though. It's hard to wrap your head around it these days. As it should be.

[rageoftyrael]

That is horrendous. I could not see such a thing as possible. I would go apeshit if i saw people doing this. I wouldn't be stupid though, i'd probably go get a gun and make a true accounting of the situation. I wouldn't shoot anyone, but i'd let them know, it isn't happening on my watch.

[PandyFackleresque]

It's hard to say what you would do. I've thought about this too and its really easy to say that while living within this era.

[rageoftyrael]

yes and no. I think how you are raised is a factor, but who you are is another one. we know there are people raised by racists who are not racist. but of course, you are right, i don't actually know what i'd do in that kind of situation.

[johncrwarner]

I live in Europe and we have done more than our fair share of racist attacks and genocide.

I think race is the elephant in the room of American political and cultural history - it is a fault-line down the American society and it is definitely something that Americans need to face - just like the British have to face their class divide and Germans their expert divide.

What I find interesting is the images of spectators - the people laughing and smiling and having no shame.

[PandyFackleresque]

I agree. It's been confronted before but I think people just kind of let it go after a while and hoped it would take care of itself. People obviously still feel opressed and nobody seems to want to talk about it openly anymore. Since we don't have MLKs and Malcolm Xs making people confront it, it's hard to get people to listen.

[johncrwarner]

@PandyFackleresque - and I think racism has a terrible habit of sneaking into the conversation if it is pushed under the carpet by a society - the treatment and language used about Barack Obama from some quarters is due, I think, to the racist thinking that black people should not be uppity and that white people should rule. That cannot be explicitly said in polite conversation so it comes out in other ways - birthers etc.

[MichelaLee]

Usually I try to leace a logical or well-reasoned response, but honestly, this just breaks my heart. It's not just about America either--violent prejudice has been going on for thousands of years everywhere in the world. I can't imagine being one of those victims. I can't imagine doing that to another person and believing in it. But somewhere that violence is inside myself and everyone else, and that's something we have face both as a community and as individuals.

[PandyFackleresque]

It is scary to think that. But we know now that we need to do everything in our power not to repeat our history.

[TheCelticNinja]

California- I think we need to talk about race. And I don't mean how most politicians mean- I mean we need to be open about our feelings about race in public and not give a shit. Until we can speak to each other, we can't move on.

[PandyFackleresque]

Agreed. But people get too emotional (sometimes rightly so) and it's hard to listen or convey messages when that happens.

[TheCelticNinja]

And then there's those racist assholes who ruin it.

/sigh

I think realistically, educating one's self and becoming more accepting is the best one person can do.

[DarknessWhispers]

I completely disagree. I think we need to educate people about the history of oppression and racism in our society. I think we need to learn about privilege and teach people about non-western cultures and races and civilizations in ways that aren't dismissive.

The problem is, that people are so ignorant about race and privilege, that discussing race with them is equivalent to discussing theoretical mathematics with a kindergartner. Good effort, but entirely unproductive.

[TheCelticNinja]

...But I agree with that...?

lol

[DarknessWhispers]

Lol, then perhaps I misunderstood what you meant.

[seriouslymatsteele]

There is and was a problem in Canada, where I live, with racism, but I'm pretty sure that there has never been a problem such as that. The imagery of those hanging is disturbing for sure, but even more disturbing is the blank looks on the faces of the people watching. They seem to have no empathy. They seem to have no humanity.

[PandyFackleresque]

That's what kept me up last night. It's really hard to let those faces go.

I'm not familiar with racism in Canada. Is it something that's still happening?

[baeritukaez]

Yes. The non-Whites HATE White people in Canada. So much racial tension in the cities with usually Asians and Blacks, and in smaller regions with Natives who have a strong hatred of White people.

[seriouslymatsteele]

@baeritukaez There certainly is racism against all races including white in Canada, but I don't know if it's as strong as what your comment made it out to be.

The "employment equity" laws in Canada have to change. Also the little pockets of culture need to integrate into the whole. No more China town or little India. That separation is a huge part of the problem.

[baeritukaez]

Not that bad? Tell that to the people living in Caledonia Ontario dealing with land claims, or to the new students at the all black self-segregated schools in the GTA, or to the countless victims of Jamaican gun violence in Toronto and especially North York. Racial tensions are, well, tense.

Equity laws and immigration laws much change in this nation if they want to prevent racism on a larger scale, which will otherwise develop into race riots one day if current trends persist.

[seriouslymatsteele]

I've gotta admit, all those examples you gave, I've never heard of them. Blame the media or blame me. I'm from BC and haven't seen anything quite so bad as what you've mentioned. Segregated schools, seriously? That's retarded. Wow.

[baeritukaez]

Google:

Grand River land dispute

Toronto's Gun Crime: The Jamaican Connection

Board okays black-focused school

1 in 5 Canadians were born outside of Canada, and 80 percent of them speak one of the Chinese languages. Expect Asian self-segregation on your side of this land soon.