The unknown victims

If I were to choose anyone that was involved in the civil rights movement that should not be forgotten would be all of the unknown victims of lynching. There are so many nameless people that have been killed because of lynching. Just because these people died without having their names documented, it does not mean that these people should be left to be forgotten. These people all lived with different stories, all coming from from different walks of life but they all shared the same fate: they died at the hands of oppressors.

I find it upsetting to know that those unknown people will continue to remain unknown and have been forgotten over the years because those people, died a horrible death too; the only difference between an unknown victim and a documented victim is that the unknown victim doesn’t have a name on record. Even though their name isn’t documented, their death is just as valid as anybody else’s.

I want to take this moment to remember and acknowledge these people because I don’t want them to die forgotten and and vain. The nameless victim is still a victim. With that being said, I would want to learn about all of the people who have been murdered and left to be forgotten because their life matters too. Through this blog post, I want to honor the lives of all the people that died with no name.

Tomas