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Vandalism and violence against markers to Black history are fairly widespread, and Georgia is no exception. In February, a historical marker memorializing Black victims of lynching in DeKalb County was stolen. Organizers who worked to install the marker feel the disappearance is about more than just a missing piece of metal. GPB’s Pamela Kirkland explains.
Marker honoring Georgia lynching victim installed in Atlanta TYLER ESTEP, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution May 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5People gather to watch the installation of a historical marker that tells the story of the lynching of Porter Flournoy Turner in Atlanta's Druid Hills community, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Porter Turner was lynched near the area in August 1945. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)Alyssa Pointer/APShow MoreShow Less 2of5D. E. Smith, right, chair of the DeKalb Remembrance Project, which operates within the DeKalb County NAACP, ...
Brian Witte People gather to watch the installation of a historical marker that tells the story of the lynching of Porter Flournoy Turner in Atlanta's Druid Hills community, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Porter Turner was lynched near the area in August 1945. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) May 08, 2021 - 3:54 PM TOWSON, Md. - Maryland's governor on Saturday posthumously pardoned 34 victims of racial lynching in the state dating between 1854 and 1933, saying they were denied legal due process against the allegations they faced. It was a first-of-its-k...