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Interactive Map Catalogs a History of Collective Violence Against Black Communities

(Slate) โ€“ Hereโ€™s a map put together by historian Liam Hogan, with help from five co-conspirators. Hogan and his group are trying to track past instances of what they call โ€œcollective punishmentโ€โ€”racial violence (โ€œmob violence, riots, and pogromsโ€) meant to terrorize black communities. Importantly, the group distinguishes between lynchingsโ€”which a report issued earlier this year […]

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