From the book "Malcolm X - I Life Of Reinvention" by the late Manning Marable.
1882 through 1927 is 45 years.
500 lynched Black people in the state of Georgia (only exceeded by the state of Mississippi) is about 11 Klan lynchings of Black people per year.
As part of my longitudinal research on "What makes the prevailing Black political discourse tick?" I have learned that the best way to inspect and appraise the sentiments of Black people on certain issues is to find a parallel issue and note the force of outrage that it provokes. From there a reference model can be made for comparison to other issues.
Circa "Reconstruction Era" Population and Black Lynching Estimates
(Note - this does not represent other forms of Black homicide and/or non-White assailants)
| Year | Population |
Estimated Average Lynchings
Per Year
|
N/A |
1890
|
11
|
||
1900
|
2,216,331
|
11
|
|
1910
|
2,609,121
|
11
|
|
1920
|
2,895,832
|
11
|
|
1930
|
2,908,506
|
11
|
Note: An "apples to apples" comparison between the two time intervals is not possible without accurate Black population proportions for both time frames under discussion
Georgia Uniform Crime Reports
| Year | Population | Georgia Murders (All Races) |
Rate Per 100k |
| 2000 | 8,186,453 | 651 | 1.28 |
| 2001 | 8,405,677 | 598 | 1.41 |
| 2002 | 8,544,005 | 606 | 1.41 |
| 2003 | 8,676,460 | 657 | 1.32 |
| 2004 | 8,918,129 | 613 | 1.45 |
| 2005 | 9,132,553 | 564 | 1.62 |
| 2006 | 9,363,941 | 600 | 1.56 |
| 2007 | 9,544,750 | 717 | 1.33 |
| 2008 | 9,697,838 | 650 | 1.49 |
| 2009 | 9,829,211 | 566 | 1.74 |
| 2010 | 9,687,653 | 558 | 1.74 |
If it is generally accepted that:
- The circa Reconstruction Era was a time of physical terror and violent threat to the Black American
- The people who were violently attacking Black people were said to be products of a violent, hate-filled culture
- The primary demand from the government was to provide protection for the Black community from the people who were produced by this violent culture, applying due punitive recourse to deter additional acts of violence against Black people
If Blacks are disproportionately represented in today's murder rates (upwards of 50%) what does it say that today's rate of homicide for Black people in Georgia is so high but the perceived cloud of oppression that this terrorism placed upon our community imprints is so different between these two periods?
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