Claiborne County Mississippi – Melanoid Nation Foundation https://www.melanoidnation.org Fri, 29 May 2015 23:23:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Federal Investigation Finds ‘No Evidence’ That Lynching of Otis Byrd Was a Homicide https://www.melanoidnation.org/federal-investigation-finds-no-evidence-that-lynching-of-otis-byrd-was-a-homicide/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/federal-investigation-finds-no-evidence-that-lynching-of-otis-byrd-was-a-homicide/#comments Fri, 29 May 2015 23:23:33 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=1834 In March, we here at Melanoid Nation ran a story that was a reminder that Jim Crow has returned to the United States.

Otis Byrd, the 54-year-old Melanoid man who was found hanging from a tree–quite likely from lynching–was denied of posthumous justice. The incident, which occurred in Claiborne County Mississippi, sparked much concern, and was the center of national news outlets.

Fast forward to today, and it has been ruled by the Department of Justice that there appears to be a lack of evidence needed to proceed with criminal civil rights charges in the death of Mr. Byrd.

Check out the story here for the rundown.

by B. Clark

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