Ghosts of Slocum

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On July 29, 1910, white mobs marched through the southeastern part of Anderson County and the northeastern portion of Houston County in East Texas, slaughtering African Americans at will. Hundreds perished, thousands fled and the state of Texas turned a blind eye. As black families ran for their lives, the white perpetrators covered their tracks. The story was covered up for over a century, and, today, the victims are still piled up in unmarked mass graves. Here is the story of the Slocum Massacre in riveting detail-as told by its victims.