Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Episode 15: Lynchings in Texas - Interview with ER Bills



Stories of lynchings are often glossed over in Texas history, and the brutal nature of the burnings that happened here are never discussed at all. I interview ER Bills about his book, "Black Holocaust: The Paris Horror and a Legacy of Texas Terror," that details the horrifying history of these burnings and why it is relevant today.





Henry Smith, a man burned without trial in Texas in front of a crowd of thousands.

Burning of Henry Smith. They burned and tortured him for over 40 minutes. Notice the size of the crowd.


Courthouse burns down


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Author and Historian ER Bills

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2 comments:

  1. Dayana GloriaSeptember 29, 2021 at 10:37 PM

    He is very sincere and appears to have plenty of enjoyment with them

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  2. Marcella StephenSeptember 29, 2021 at 10:46 PM

    He came out inside an hour and helped us move our vintage dryer and mounted the shutoff valve. land clearing

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