Black Holocaust

From 1891 to 1922, Texans burned an average of one person of color at the stake a year for three decades. These burnings typically featured carnival atmospheres with thousands in attendance, including men, women and children who later described the spectacles as jovial "e;barbecues"e; or "e;roasts,"e; and commemorated the events with "e;lynching"e; postcards. It was a period when many white Texans...