Crowds scavenged lynched men’s bones as souvenirs.

Evidence

“A few smoldering ashes scattered about the place, a blackened stake, are all that is left to tell the story. Not even the bones of the Negro were left in the place, but were eagerly snatched by a crowd of people drawn here from all directions, who almost fought over the burning body of the man, carving it with knives and seeking souvenirs of the occurrence.” — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 99

Categorization

• STORYSTEM: The image of crowds fighting over a burning man’s bones for souvenirs could seed a horror or historical fiction scene where relic-collecting exposes the ritual logic of communal violence.
• XREF: connects to: Lynch mobs killed festively with meals, Sunday clothes, mutilation, and souvenir photos — Sherene Razack, Casting Out: The Eviction of Muslims…, 164

Broader Connections

• Lynch mobs killed festively with meals, Sunday clothes, mutilation, and souvenir photos #corroborates (0.90) — Sherene Razack, Casting Out, 164