The Lynching Sites Project of Memphis

On Saturday, December 16th, from 10-2, Centenary United Methodist Church will host a workshop featuring the art of Ndume Olatushani, whose current series of works "Strange Fruit" focuses on lynching.

Ndume Olatushani is an exonerated death row prisoner from Tennessee. He taught himself to paint during his more than 25 years in prison.

The event is open to the public and LSP is invited to attend.

Saturday, December 16, 2023, 10-2
Centenary United Methodist Church
584 East McLemore
Memphis 38106

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LSP Holiday Gathering Mon. 12/11/23 On Saturday, December 16th, from 10-2, Centenary United Methodist Church will host a workshop featuring the art of Ndume Olatushani, whose current series of works "Strange Fruit" focuses on lynching. 

If you weren’t able to join the Zoom on Sunday, or just want to watch this heartwarming and inspiring service again, here’s the YouTube link. We love you Randall and Sharon!

11/26/2023 - Randall Mullins & Sharon Pavelda - "Good News for Goats" About Randall Mullins and Sharon Pavelda:They have been a part of Fox Island UCC since 2016 when they spent their first summer here while living in Memphis. ...

On this day...

Nov. 28, 1933 | Missouri Mob of Thousands Burns and Hangs 18-Year-Old Black Man Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

This Giving Tuesday, please consider a gift to LSP! With your help, we can carry out our mission to create a new legacy of racial equality and justice by turning the light of truth on lynchings in Shelby County, Tennessee.
https://lynchingsitesmem.org/contributions

LSP Friends - Randall Mullins and Sharon Pavelda will be giving the sermon tomorrow (Sunday, Nov. 26) at their church, Fox Island United Church of Christ. The sermon begins at 10am PT, which is 12pm CST. You can join in via Zoom by following this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87972363759?pwd=ZVN0anlUZURQRG9NUzdranJBWWl6dz09
Meeting ID: 879 7236 3759
Passcode: 974312

The sermon title is "Good News for Goats."

The gospel lesson for the day is Matthew 25: 31-46, the Final Judgement, where Jesus tells us about how all the nations will be called together and be divided like a shepherd divides the sheep and the goats. The nations who take care of the poor, the naked, the hungry, and the prisoners are like the sheep and will be led to their deserved eternal reward. The goats did not take care of those on the bottom, so they are sent to eternal punishment.

We are looking for some better news for the goats.

"Tennessee, which has the 18th highest prison population in the US, has only one percent of exonerations nationally. Shelby County has the highest number of submitted applications in the state."

Tennessee Innocence Project expands its ‘justice and exoneration’ reach to West Tennessee - TSDMemphis.com The Nashville-based Tennessee Innocence Project has opened a Memphis office as an anchor to “take on the challenges of the Mid-South region.” A non-profit law firm that works to free wrongfully convicted Tennesseans, the Tennessee Innocence Project (TIP) is the first full-time innocence organiza...

We are so proud of our friend and longtime LSP supporter, Clarence Christian, who was awarded the Community Service Excellence Award at Second Congregational Church last Sunday. We also extend our congratulations to this historic church for celebrating their 155th anniversary. Second Congregational Church is the fifth oldest African American Congregation in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1868, they were the first church in the city to open as an in*******al congregation, although such a thing was illegal at the time and the church faced constant hostility from the surrounding community.

"The federal government abandoned Reconstruction in 1877, but Black people didn’t give up on the moment’s promise."

How Black Americans Kept Reconstruction Alive The federal government abandoned Reconstruction in 1877, but Black people didn’t give up on the moment’s promise.

Tonight we are learning about the history of slavery in Memphis through the lives of four enslaved people, thanks to G. Wayne Dowdy’s presentation at our Monday Community Meeting. Join us on the 2nd Monday of each month for our Community Meetings.

Community Meeting Tonight at 6:00 pm CST at the Memphis Public Libraries - Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library. We hope you can join us in the Community Room on the first floor and learn from our featured speaker, G. Wayne Dowdy. If you can't make it in person, you can join in via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Iva8Z6XxQbSle8GaeS8H-w

OVERLOOKED
Since 1851, obituaries in The New York Times have been dominated by white men. Now, they are adding the stories of other remarkable people.

Ida B. Wells, Who Took on Racism in the Deep South With Powerful Reporting on Lynchings (Published 2020) Wells is considered by historians to have been the most famous black woman in the United States during her lifetime, even as she was dogged by prejudice.

https://mailchi.mp/b9b95a6d422d/updates-from-the-lynching-sites-project-of-memphis

Updates from the Lynching Sites Project of Memphis

"Americans appropriately celebrate the valor, bravery, and courage of the men and women who have fought and risked their lives for this country. But the history of racial terrorism and violence endured by thousands of African American veterans remains unacknowledged."

The Lynching of Private James Neely Violence like Private Neely's lynching terrorized entire black communities.The Equal Justice Initiative works to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment...

Don't miss this special celebration for our friend Clarence Christian on Sunday, Nov. 12 at Second Congregational Church (764 Walker Ave.) at 2:00 pm!

Longtime LSP member Clarence Christian is going to be honored with a Christian and Community Service Excellence Award at Second Congregational Church (764 Walker Ave.) on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 2:00 pm. We hope you will join us in congratulating Clarence and showing your support at this 155th Anniversary of this historical Church.

Second Congregational Church is the fifth oldest African American Congregation in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1868, they were the first church in the city to open as an in*******al congregation, although such a thing was illegal at the time and the church faced constant hostility from the surrounding community.

Longtime LSP member Clarence Christian is going to be honored with a Christian and Community Service Excellence Award at Second Congregational Church (764 Walker Ave.) on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 2:00 pm. We hope you will join us in congratulating Clarence and showing your support at this 155th Anniversary of this historical Church.

Second Congregational Church is the fifth oldest African American Congregation in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1868, they were the first church in the city to open as an in*******al congregation, although such a thing was illegal at the time and the church faced constant hostility from the surrounding community.

On this day...

Nov. 8, 1889 | Young Black Man Lynched for Allegedly Frightening White Girl in Virginia Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

Please join us in wishing John Ashworth a very happy birthday today! He is a cornerstone of LSP, and has served as Executive Director, Board President, and is a current Board Member. Our organization has grown and flourished under his wisdom and guidance. Happy Birthday John!

Virginia Clardy and Randall Gamble are heading up the LSP Memorial Quilt Committee table at the Davies Manor Quilt Show. Stop by today from 10-4 and learn about our work with memorial quilting!

Quilt Show this Weekend at Davies Manor -

Quilt Show this Weekend at Davies Manor

Check out this insightful video about the inspiring life of Ida B. Wells, featuring LSP Board member John Ashworth...

Ida B. Wells – The Light of Truth Discover the inspiring story of Ida B. Wells, an investigative journalist and civil rights activist who fought against racial injustice during Reconstruction...

https://mailchi.mp/172a6cf8b0b4/updates-from-the-lynching-sites-project-of-memphis

Updates from the Lynching Sites Project of Memphis Dr. Earnestine Jenkins, Guest Curator, Black Artists in America: From Civil Rights to the Bicentennial, Professor, Department of Art, University of Memphis

Charlottesville’s Lee statue meets its end, in a 2,250-degree furnace The divisive Confederate monument, the focus of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017, was melted down in secret and will become a new piece of public art.

The The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change is offering a free Screening of Facing Down Storms on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 6:00 at the University of Memphis

https://mailchi.mp/bc41a13409cf/updates-from-the-lynching-sites-project-of-memphis

Updates from the Lynching Sites Project of Memphis The Elaine Massacre of 1919 – perhaps the largest single race or labor massacre in American history – is a buried story with strong contemporary resonances. It’s also a story that’s still being denied, debated and (re)written.     WE HAVE JUST BEGUN takes its name from the secret pass-co...

LSP Board Member, John Ashworth, met with Ibram X. Kendi last weekend at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Dr. Kendi has written many books, including How to Be an Antiracist and Stamped from the Beginning.

Register below for a webinar exploring the connections of the 1919 Elaine Massacre and the current investment actions of TIAA in Arkansas. There will be opportunity to ask questions and hear from descendants of the massacre and local researchers. This webinar will be recorded.
https://pitzer.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lY1rezOqRcSEeW2PU8dr2Q #/registration

Brace yourself for a heart-wrenching but necessary experience.

From Oct. 7 to Nov. 27, we invite you and your family to witness, discuss, and be inspired by the pivotal moment in history that sparked the modern civil rights movement in the Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See exhibit. The exhibit is created by the Till family, Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley Institute, Emmett Till Interpretive Center, and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.

For further information, visit ➡️ https://bit.ly/LetTheWorldSee_Exhibit

"The Power of History in in Telling the Truth"

Alabama Sculpture Park Aims to Look at Slavery Without Flinching The new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, opening in early 2024 in Montgomery, Ala., arrives at a time when Black history is being debated in many states.

On this day…

Oct. 9, 1893 | Bob Hudson Lynched and Wife Beaten in Weakley County, Tennessee Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

LSP Community Meeting Tonight at 6:00 pm CST! We are so excited to welcome Dr. Catherine Meeks from the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing as our virtual speaker. Join us at the Barth House or register for our Zoom webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SRlwCE3lRgSSvHbdWIN0Jw

Join us tomorrow for our Community Meeting. Dr. Catherine Meeks will be speaking from the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing. We'll be at the Barth House at 6:00 pm CST, or you can meet with us virtually on Zoom by registering here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SRlwCE3lRgSSvHbdWIN0Jw

You don't want to miss our next Community Meeting on Monday 10/9 at 6:00 pm! Our featured speaker is Dr. Catherine Meeks, who will be joining us virtually from the Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing. You can join us at the House or on Zoom. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SRlwCE3lRgSSvHbdWIN0Jw

On this day...

Oct. 5, 1920 | Four Innocent Black Men Lynched in Macclenny, Florida Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

Dr. Catherine Meeks - LSP Community Meeting -

Dr. Catherine Meeks - LSP Community Meeting 10/9/23

Today marks the 104th anniversary of the Elaine Massacre of 1919. The Elaine Museum and Richard Wright Civil Rights Center is sponsoring a screening tomorrow (Oct. 1) at 3:00 pm at the Malco in Helena, AR.

On this day...

Sep. 30, 1919 | Hundreds of Black People Killed By White Mobs in Elaine, Arkansas Learn more about our history of racial injustice.