Comparing and Contrasting Violence in the American South

violence didnt seem that different towards african americans before and after the war.  however as i went more deep and read more texts i clearly saw a vast amount of difference in torture towards the blacks. before the war if a black men or women commited a crime they would get lashes until they fainted like mary reynolds who was tied by her white master on a tree and was beaten till she was fainted it was very very inhuman but not severe enough to get her killed remember the white owner owned her since he  bought her he wouldnt to kill her.  but after the war the sad story of african american torture was taken to a next level.  now they were considered as 'satans'.  an african american was crusified and burned to ashes in front of thousands of people and his name was henry smith.  the reason why he was burned alive was because he commited a crime, he killed a little girl it was basically a revenge anyhow the case shouldve gone to the court but instead people took the matter in their own hands as usual and decided to give him a painful death which was a norm in south.  they protraited him him in front of the public as if he was a satan though he was mentally retarted moreover they burned every part of his body with hot irons and after his death they put kerosene over his body putted him on fire and turned him into ashes.