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"The loathsome lynch law whose application
which has always been a common place thing in this country and Is now
unfortunately all to frequently in the border towns neighboring our
country, in which a day doesn't go by that you don't find bodies of
Mexicans hanging from trees like macabre fruit." - A History in Document, Lynching in
America
Project by Lindsey
Phillips and Christine Paterson
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DBQ's |
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This is a photo taken of Paul Reed and Will Cato, who were convicted of muder in 1904.
DBQ's
Why do you think this photo was taken before the lynching happened?
Do you think lynching was the normal punishment for murder at the time?
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