TROY history class studies lynching, gathers soil for Equal Justice Initiative exhibit

TROY students Mya Bell and Ciara Jones collect dirt in Perote, Alabama in memory of lynching victim Tobe McGrady.

TROY students Mya Bell and Ciara Jones collect dirt in Perote, Alabama in memory of lynching victim Tobe McGrady.

A Troy University history class is doing its part to provide a sense of justice for victims of lynching in and around Pike County.

Students in Dr. Kathryn Tucker’s class, the African American Experience, have spent part of the spring semester researching lynching, searching out locations and filling jars with dirt from the sites where…

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