Cases of Black People Found Hanged in the South Are a Reminder of Nation’s Lynching History

Cases of Black people found hanged in the South are a reminder of nation’s lynching history

The death of Tasia Fortune, a Black Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree, has stirred distressing memories of the grim U.S. history of lynchings.

Media highlights race of Mississippi hanging victim Tasia Fortune but not the race of suspected killer

Tasia Fortune's hanging death in Jackson, Mississippi, led to claims of a "modern-day lynching," but the arrest of suspect Jarques Ratliff has complicated that narrative.

More arrests coming in death of Tasia Fortune found hanging from tree

  By  JAIMIE DING, KRISTIN HALL and PATRICK WHITTLE Mississippi police said Saturday they were still investigating the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman ...