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'A personal legacy': Quilts seek to honor lynching victims

WASHINGTON (AP) — Willie Perkins. Zachariah Graham. Cornelius Robinson and Will Thompson. Names are the only heirlooms still left from the four, who were all lynched at various times in Alabama's ... read more

Confronting the Relics of the Old South

Two attractions in Alabama—the new national lynching memorial and the First Confederate White House—show a nation struggling to contend with its legacy of racial violence ... The choice of soil as the ... read more

The Year Without Purim

Each quilt would tell the personal story of the victim’s life, achievements, hopes, and ambitions. “Each of these people had their own stories; they each left their own personal legacy ... and honor ... read more

How Do We Honor Those Lost To AIDS? From The AIDS Quilt To New Memorials

“As it exploded, this was a place where people came and did try to seek ... AIDS Quilt to Boston’s “Medicine Wheel” to San Francisco’s National AIDS Memorial Grove—and spoke to people behind plans for ... read more

8 Daring Female Entrepreneurs From History

Her foresight and willingness to seek ... the legacy of her radical life has not been lost. In 2005, the city of San Francisco proclaimed February 10 Mary Ellen Pleasant Day in her honor. read more

A year later, family and friends of Kaufman County victims try to move on

The year since their deaths brought sadness and pain, but simply continuing to enjoy their own lives and work, they said, has been the best way to honor the legacy of their murdered ... who owns 2 ... read more

“Kick-a-Nigger” Politics

All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government ... ‘Welfare’ is back, which is to say ‘kick-a-nigger ... read more

After Killen: What's Next For Mississippi?

The transplanted Mississippian—who moved with his mother, Fannie Lee Chaney, to New York City after his brother's death—said black Mississippians still suffer under the pain and legacy of lynchings .. ... read more

Eric Stonestreet faux-chokes Rob Lowe on behalf of Royals fans

It’s OK to like Rob Lowe again after Kansas City’s Eric Stonestreet put his hands around the actor’s throat at Game 5 of the World Series. But the guys were just messin’ around. Lowe has been on ... read more

‘A personal legacy’: Quilts seek to honor lynching victims | The State

Willie Perkins. Zachariah Graham. Cornelius Robinson and Will Thompson. Names are the only heirlooms still left from the four, who were all lynched at various times in Alabama's history, and they are ... read more

Quilts seek to honor lynching victims

The white mother of a black daughter, Tredway said the project is a personal, spiritual practice. She says aloud the name of each lynching victim before writing it on the back of the quilt ... black ... read more