Video: Black Postmaster Honored 121 Years After Lynching, Duration: 2:22
Subject
Frazier Baker
Title
Video: Black Postmaster Honored 121 Years After Lynching, Duration: 2:22
Date
7/17/2019
Type
Video
Description
The Associated Press presents a 2019 video on Dr. Fostenia W. Baker and her great uncle, Frazier Baker - the first Black postmaster in Lake City, South Carolina who was murdered, along with his one year old daughter, in a racial terror attack by armed White men. Themes includes: Dr. Baker knowledge of the incident, brief commentary from Congressman James Clyburn (D - SC), and renaming of the Lake City Post Office to bear Frazier Baker's name.
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Associated Press
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“Video: Black Postmaster Honored 121 Years After Lynching, Duration: 2:22,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 2, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/857.