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Georgia Baggage
Desegregation was especially threatening to most Georgians (and The South) as they needed Blacks to be "in their place" in order to help maintain their own level of self esteem. And just the idea of "race mixing" was (and often still is) a major threat. Most of that fear is from White Southern Male insecurity regarding control of their women and their own sexual performance as compared to Black men. Castration was a common post-lynching act. Very symbolic indeed.
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