(CIVIL RIGHTS RED SUMMER) THE LYNCHING OF JOHN HARTFIELD Jo

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RARE NAACP BROADSIDE (CIVIL RIGHTS--RED SUMMER.) THE LYNCHING OF JOHN HARTFIELD. "John Hartfield Will Be Lynched by Ellisville Mob at 5 O'clock this Afternoon. . . What Will You Do To Help Stop This?" Broadside, 12 x 9 inches; archival repair at the crease where folded; cheap newsprint paper, evenly toned. Mississippi, 1919

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The spring of 1919 saw the end of World War I, and the homecoming of nearly 300,000 African American troops to what they hoped would be a transformed America. Instead, the deeply ingrained fear of the black man as a sexual aggressor and 'avenger' was only magnified by the uniform he wore. Riots broke out across the country resulting in what would be called the 'Red Summer.' One of the worst single instances of violence took place in Ellisville, MS where John Hartfield stood accused of raping a young white woman. The police of the town captured and held him long enough to hand him over to a crowd of 3000. He was shot, burned and literally torn to pieces, which were then handed out as souvenirs. This broadside was distributed across the country by the NAACP, in an attempt to awaken the conscience of both blacks and whites.