Permission to build the outpost had been reluctantly given by the chief of a nearby village, on the condition that peace and trust be maintained. Jr. America is filled with museums. There are museums for our history local, national, and corporate. There are museums dedicated to things long gone from the American scene. There are museums dedicated to some of the more bizarre.
Most museums look at the positives in history and society.
Rarely are museums dedicated to the negative. By James E Patrick Racial unrest and violence against African Americans permeated domestic developments in the United States during the post-World War 1 era. From individual lynching to massive violence against entire African American communities, whites in both the North and the South lashed out against African Americans with a rage that knew few bounds. From Chicago to Tulsa, to Omaha, East St. Louis, and many communities in between, and finally to Rosewood, white mobs pursued what can only be described as a reign of terror against African Americans during the period from 1917 to 1923. Although the number of lynching had declined from 64 in 1921 to 57 in 1922.