"Between 1865 and 1890, at least 10,000 black men were lynched and the justification was almost always the rape of a white woman," said Hattery.
"Zwischen 1865 und 1890 wurden mindestens 10.000 schwarze Männer gelyncht und die Begründung war fast immer die Vergewaltigung einer weißen Frau," sagte Hattery.