Once upon a time a man was lynched in my town. But who was Till Warner? At the risk of disturbing the dead, I decided to uncover more about this stranger and give him back his identity. Turns out there's a twist in this tale...
Tag: Racism
Uncovering the terror at home: a lynching in Cheboygan [Part 1]
More than 4,000 African Americans were lynched between 1877 and 1950. This terror reached many corners of the US, including right here in Northern Michigan. It happened in Cheboygan. It happened in my neighborhood.