Civil Rights and Wrongs for February 23, 2021

This Tuesday we continue our observance of Black History Month as Michelle Manning-Scott and I interview Jeffrey Littlejohn, Professor of History at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville.  Jeff and his students are compiling a database of lynchings that have taken place in Texas.  Their website currently documents more than 700 lynchings in the Lone Star State spanning the 19^th and 20^th centuries, and includes an interactive map and detailed historical accounts of each event.  We’re also joined by regular guest commentator Jim Harrington, retired founder of the Texas Civil Rights Project. (Note: "Strange Fruit" by Nina Simone removed for copyright reasons."