Indiana, a state claimed as “free” from its statehood in 1816, was nevertheless the 7th highest non-southern state with racial terror lynchings, with 18 separate incidents. When searching through Indiana newspapers, many stories emerge of outlaw vigilantes who terrorized and brutalized African-Americans, sometimes for nothing more than alleged crimes. Since many were lynched before they received equal justice under the law, many of their lives ended tragically through injustice under the lariat. To learn more about Flossie Bailey, check out Nicole Poletika's article from the Indiana History Blog.

Learn about other stories of lynching at Chronicling America (https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/) and Hoosier State Chronicles (www.hoosierstatechronicles.org).

Learn more Indiana History from the Indiana Historical Bureau: http://www.in.gov/history/

Visit our Blog: https://blog.history.in.gov/

Learn more about the history relevance campaign at https://www.historyrelevance.com/.

Credits: Written and produced by Justin Clark. Footage from CNN, PBS Newshour, the Guardian, Dryerbuzz, and the Equal Justice Initiative Photo by Citizensheep on Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA Photo by Fraser Mummery on Foter.com / CC BY Photo by Claire Anderson on Unsplash Music: "Ether" by Silent Partner, "Dramatic, Sad Ambient Song" by MovieMusic, and "Slow, Dramatic, Acoustic Song" by MovieMusic.