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Jason Aldean’s ‘Small Town’: A Pro-Lynching Anthem?
A drone shot looking down main street of a small town in the midwest during sunset.

Jason Aldean’s ‘Small Town’: A Pro-Lynching Anthem?
Andrew Lee
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Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” faces backlash for glorifying vigilante violence and the legacy of sundown towns and lynchings.

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The Lessons of ‘Strange Fruit’ Still Ring True
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The Lessons of ‘Strange Fruit’ Still Ring True
Nicole Cardoza
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Unlike the unjust trials of the Scottsboro Boys, white vigilantism often ended in lynchings, one of which inspired the song “Strange Fruit.”

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