In 1894, a Black child Edward Sullivan was hanged by 500 white men. In 1898, teenager Elbert Harris was beaten to death by 20 white men. In 1901, John Laddison was hanged and shot by 200 white people.

A movie based on the ambush killings of two West Memphis police officers along I-40 in 2010 is set to hit theaters nationwide Friday. “Sovereign“, which stars Dennis Quaid and Nick Offerman, follows a ...