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ID: 1526 ~ Source: Babers, Michael D., interviewed by Richard H. Fair, July 31 2008, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. View the full interview
This file appears in: Jesse Washington Lynching

Michael D. Babers tells the story of how he learned about the lynching of Jesse Washington through is college roommate and photos in magazines.

This file appears in: Jesse Washington Lynching

By Kurt Terry
Society in the South evolved ensuing the emancipation of slaves after the Civil War. The Reconstruction of the South ended in 1877 and only added to the bad racial tensions in the region. Whites instituted laws that held blacks back from education,…