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Rubin
Stacy: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Lynching that Changed the Political Climate in
Washington D.C
4 Posted by Jae Jones
- October 23, 2017 - BLACK MEN,
Injustices
Rubin
Stacy was a homeless tenant farmer living in Florida. He was down on his luck
and hungry when he approached the home of Marion Jones to ask for some food.
But he was met with the screams and shrieks when Mrs. Jones answered the door.
Jones’ family rushed to the sound of the screams and grabbed and subdued Stacy.
Jones claimed that Stacy had assaulted her with a knife. Stacy was turned over
to the Dade County deputies.
While
Stacy was being transported to jail by six Dade County deputies, a
group of masked men overpowered the group and kidnapped him. It was later
revealed that the kidnapping was merely a ruse; Chief Deputy Bob Clark and
other deputies had staged the kidnapping so that the mob could take possession
of their prisoner.
The mob
took Stacy to the home of Marion Jones and lynched him from a nearby tree. It
was also reported that Deputy Clark passed his service revolver around and let
the mob fire shots at the hanging body.
Although
Rubin’s murder galvanized anti-lynching activists, President Franklin D.
Roosevelt was not in support of the federal anti-lynching
bill. Roosevelt feared that support would cost him Southern votes in the
1936 election. He believed that he could accomplish more for more people by
getting re-elected.
In
1939, Roosevelt created the Civil Rights Section of the Justice Department.
Although it established prosecutions to combat lynching, it failed to win any
convictions until 1946.
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What trial did we learn
about this week that is similar to Rubin Stacy’s story? What are the
similarities and what are the differences?
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Why is it important to
learn about stories like these? What can we learn from them?
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Do you think racial
discrimination like this still exists today? Or is that all behind us?
The trial we learned this week that is similar to this story is that the story we read yesterday was about black boys that were on a train and a women said that they raped her but they did not. She said that because they were black. Just like this story a homeless guy went to a lady’s door and went to ask for food but she screamed and said he assaulted her with a knife. The differences are there was more than one guy in the last story and in this story there was one guy. A similarity is that there both black.
ReplyDeleteIt’s good to learn about these kinda stories so that people know its not fair to treat people like this no matter what color they are. Everyone should be treated the same because everyone is equal. What those people did to those black people in the stories wasn’t right because i know that if the people that did that to them was in their position they wouldn't wanna be treated like that either. What we can learn from these stories is that everyone is the same person and we all should be treated equally. Do you agree? Why or why not?
I think racial discrimination is still going on today because theres people out there that despise blacks and want nothing to do with them. But in my opinion that's not fair because we are the same person just different skin tone. That's the only difference between us. People shouldnt hate on someone if you don't even know them or even talked to them because you may think they are black but you actually talk to them they could be funny and kind. Don't you agree? Why or why not? In my opinion this is not all behind us but at least the racial discrimination is not as bad as it was back then because if it was that would be so upsetting. Everybody just has to understand that were the same and we have to get along with one another. Do you agree?
I agree with Emilee because that’s what’s I put to. And that is most similar because they lost the case because of there skin color. Even though they didn’t do it they still got put in jail because they were black. That is why I agree with Emilee
DeleteExactly you shouldn’t judge anyone because you don’t know there lifestyle, and you don’t know why they have been through.
Deletethe trail that we learned this weeek is i dont kno because i wasnt here,It is important to learn stories bout this kuz everyone is the same . We all bleed the same kolor so therefore we should all be treated the same. It wasnt fair how the story goes kuz this all fuuu . I think racial discrimination is still going on today kuz theres people everyday sayinn something bout a different kolor. People juss be talkinn tho so like it shouldnt bother people anymore kuz everyone is equal and no one should be treated different no kap ,
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DeleteOscar's response on there still being racial discrimination is very true. I would agree with his statements, and would consider his vocabulary to be "out of this world". Nice job Kuz.
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ReplyDeleteThe story that is similar to Rubin Stacy’s story is the Scottsboro Kids. Some similarities are the boys in both stories went to jail for something they didn't do. In both stories they went to jail except for Stacy he got kidnapped on the way. The people in the story that got “raped” or “assaulted” did it for attention. Both stories were during the 1930’s when discrimination was a big thing. Some differences were in Rubin Stacy’s story she got accused for assault and in the Scottsboro Kid’s they got accused for rape. The Scottsboro Kid’s took place in 1931 and Rubin Stacy’s took place in 1936. And one last difference is that the Scottsboro Kid’s had a group of six and Rubin Stacy was one person.
What's important to learn about from these stories. What's important to learn is don’t look like a threat to other people because if you scare them they might accuse you of assault or rape. So if you ever get accused of those things and you have to go to trial most likely you will be free because there not going to have enough evidence to make you guilty. That is because discrimination isn't a big anymore so they won't just put you in jail because of your skin color they will actually find out if you did it or not.
No, I don't think racial segregation still exist that bad today. I think it still happens but not that bad. Most of it is in the past. Now they don't just put you in jail because of your skin tone they will do a trail and find the truth. Everyoe is equal today. Whites and blacks can use the bthroom live in the same area without a problem. They can also play in the same sports league. That changed when Jackie Robinson got drafted by the Dodgers which let blacks and whites to play in the same sports leage. That is why racial segregation isnt as bad as it was in the 20’s. Its still around but not as bad as it was in the 20’s.
The story that is similar to Rubin Stacy’s story is the Scottsboro Kids. a couple similarities are the boys in both stories went to jail for something they didn't do. In both stories they went to jail except for Stacy because he got kidnapped on the way. The people in the story that got “raped” or “assaulted” did it for attention. Both stories were during the 1930’s when discrimination was a very big deal. Some differences were in Rubin Stacy’s story she got accused for assault and in the Scottsboro Kid’s they got accused for rape. The Scottsboro Kid’s took place in 1931 and Rubin Stacy’s took place in 1936. And one last difference is that the Scottsboro Kid’s had a group of six and in Rubin Stacy there was only one person.
ReplyDeleteWhat's important to learn from these stories is don’t look like a threat to other people because if you scare them they might accuse you of assault or rape. So if you ever get accused of those things and you have to go to trial most likely you will be free because there not going to have enough evidence to make you guilty. That is because discrimination isn't a big anymore so they won't just put you in jail because of your skin color they will actually find out if you did it or not. However judges are people to so if you get a bad judge he can favorite the jury over you and that can be seen as discrimination.
I do not think racial segregation like this still exists. I however do think that racial segregation does exist a lot still now a days. Racial segregation in my opinion is not completely behind us. Now a days lynching a colored person for a wrong being does not exist and now a colored person does not have more of a extreme punishment for being colored. If a man is in a court case and it gets brought to the supreme court on trial he will have a fair chance of winning the trial and losing the trial.
The similar trial to this story is about the black boys that were accused to rape a woman but they didn’t and in this story Jones claimed that Stacy had assaulted her with a knife but he didn’t. The differences are that in this story Stacy was kidnapped when he was being transported to jail and about the black boys they were sent to jail and got killed. It is important to learn about stories like this because it can show us what not to do and other things. From them we can learn not to be mean to people or discriminate them because of how they look or their color because it is a bad thing to do and it can make someone feel bad. Yes I think that racial discrimination still exists like that today because there are people that are racist and be mean to black people or how someone looks and discriminates them.
ReplyDeletethe similar trial that we learned about is the scottboro boy. They where trialed for accused rape that wasn't even true. I think its important we learn from stories like these because we don't want a repeat. What i mean is history can repeat its self maybe not in the same form or way but it can.I think racial discrimination does still exist but its not common and you can stick up for yourself now.
ReplyDeletethe similar trial to this story is about the black boys that were accused to rape a woman even though they didn't. the difference is in that storystacy was kidnapped when he was already being transported to jail and about the black boys were sent to jail and ended up getting killed. its very important to learn from stories like this because it shows us what to not do in situation that is similar to the story. from the boys i learned to not judge somebody on how they look.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the article it’s easy to say that even though many civil rights acts were passed, racial discrimination still carries on until this day. Many blacks still fight for their rights that were not gained from the 1960’s, protests still go on, and there still is a racial divide. Some may say that racial discrimination is “left behind us”, but it isn't.
ReplyDeleteA great example of this is when we learned about the Scottsboro Boys trial in class. This trial was similar to the story that Rubin Stacy experienced. Both the Scottsboro Boys, and Rubin Stacy were sent to jail, yet Rubin Stacy was then kidnapped before entry into the prison. Unlike Rubin Stacy’s story the Scottsboro Boys were sentenced to death, while the youngest was sentenced to prison for life. However, a single person from the trial was released after thirty years of being captive. Both stories are similar in some ways, but vastly different in others.
It’s important to take in what we read today. If you’ve read Rubin Stacy’s experience then you’d see that racial discrimination was thriving within the south, and was edging its way up to the north. In some states racial discrimination still is used against people of color, and violence would rage on streets due to this. Protests today have grown, most started out as peaceful acts in the 1960’s, yet as time moved on they showed acts of aggression for their freedoms which isn't the answer. Earning things takes time, and bringing violence into them will just make things worse. It is clear that most haven't learned from their past events. Learning about these stories, and sharing them will hopefully remind people that racial discrimination should be left in the past, and what was used in the past should always be left in the past.
What case did we learn about this week. The case we learned about this week was the case of a group of black men supposably raping a white girl, which they didn't do and they were locked up for many years. And later on the girl came out and said that they actually didn't do it but they still weren't released. But with rubin when they said he did it he was captured and was taken by the kkk i think, they hung him and then proceeded to shoot him over and over again. There similar because they both have to do with a case that has to do with rape. There differently because the first story the guy was hung in the second one there sent to jail for many years even after the girl come out and says that she was just lying. It's important to learn about these things because it's a part of our country's history and it shows us about how racist america really was that they would not even trile him, no they took him and hung him then shot him, just over some white girls word. We can learn no to make the same mistakes in our country again. Do i think that discrimination like this still exist today? No but there is still racism in the country most definitely we don't go around hanging black men anymore for an accused crime but like i said there is still racism in the country no doubt about it. But most of that stuff is all behind us now.
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