Aftermath
Following the lynchings, more than 500 black residents fled the area, despite threats against the lives of anyone who tried. The murders of Hayes and Mary Turner caused a brief national outcry, and was highlighted by the NAACP's campaign to stop lynching in the United States.
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“The aftermath of joy is not usually more joy.”
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