Otis Byrd – 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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]]> https://www.melanoidnation.org/federal-investigation-finds-no-evidence-that-lynching-of-otis-byrd-was-a-homicide/feed/ 2 Hanging Death of Black Man Under Investigation https://www.melanoidnation.org/hanging-death-of-black-man-under-investigation/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/hanging-death-of-black-man-under-investigation/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:24:16 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=1129 The body of a 54-year-old Melanoid man named Otis Byrd was found hanging from a tree in Claiborne County, an area of western Mississippi.

His body was identified by both his family and officials of the local chapter  of the NAACP in that city. It now appears that federal investigators have taken over the case.

Earlier this week, an unrelated story was published in the Wall Street Journal by a Black man named Jason Riley. In the column, he stated that Blacks fared better during the years when lynchings were commonplace in the United States. Riley is a member of the WSJ‘s editorial board and fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute.

Follow this link to read more on the Jason Riley story.

Authorities are currently investigating to determine if the hanging death was racially motivated. Mr. Byrd, who had not been seen by  his family on March 2. His body was found on March 20.

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