The largest mass lynching in US history killed 11 Italians in New Orleans in 1891. Now an Italian-American group says the city's mayor is expected to offer a first-ever apology for the city's role in the murders.
At the time, the city was grappling with the murder of its popular police Commissioner David Hennessy, and during a period of anti-immigrant sentiment, fingers pointed toward darker-skinned Italians new to the city. Police rounded up more than a dozen Italians in the wake of Hennessy's death.But when the jury acquitted them of the killing, tensions ran high. Many demanded blood.
He said the commission got in touch with the mayor, who was amenable to the proposal, and his group has been coordinating for weeks with a liaison in the mayor's office to get the proclamation written. He praised Cantrell, calling her the"right woman at the right time" to step up and acknowledge a darker aspect of her city's history."It takes a lot of nerve to do that," Santo said."People want to see that, especially today.
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