US EditionThe Lynching of Laura and L. D. Nelson: A Crime Without Justice
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The Lynching of Laura and L. D. Nelson: A Crime Without Justice
On the night of 24 May 1911, in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, Laura Nelson and her teenage son, L. D. Nelson, were dragged from their jail cells by a white mob. They were taken to a bridge over the North Canadian River, where they were lynched—strung up and left hanging as a warning to the Black community. The next day, a local photographer captured their lifeless bodies suspended over the water, with white onlookers standing below. The image was p…
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