‘A Crimson Record’: A new report finds modern-day lynchings on the rise - WBEZ Chicago

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Original Load Date March 4, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Last Updated March 4, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-with-sasha-ann-simons/2026/03/04/a-crimson-record-a-new-report-finds-modern-day-lynchings-on-the-rise

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[ _Trey Reed_ ][1] , a student at Delta State University, was found hanging from a tree on the Mississippi college campus last fall. The local coroner’s office declared the young Black student had died by suicide. His family, along with local advocates and politicians, say it was a modern-day lynchi...