Willie James Howard: How a Christmas Card Led to a Lynching In 1944 Live Oak, Florida

[@nicolescott1354]

I’m afraid to say that area still has problems with racism. I work in bank compliance and was assigned to review a branch in that area and was shocked to hear all the racists comments. I had several customers who were upset about the branch being closed for Juneteenth. I’m black and I was concerned about my safety so I told my manager to never send me there again.

[@newme1813]

Bless your ❤! Stay strong, my sista! We need you! 💯

[@mistercreator8993]

Whats the name of bank and what city so i can make sure i never enter .

[@openranks4519]

That area is fine today stop fear mongering🙄

[@kic.7679]

Pure evil..still.

[@kdavidwhitehorn2963]

If you a Christian that is what you believe in is pure e.vil... because the whyte people who did all those lynching were Christians... It was a ritual for them. If you don't believe me, look up... was whyte C.hristians lynching bl@ck p.eople. Christians kill Yehweh... even got rid of his name, his face... and got us using a fake name and a fake face. You should not change biblical names.. Notice they didn't change King Tut or queen Nefertiti and many other great kings and queens names.

[@Charles-n8p]

These are the stories florida governor doesn't want told in schools. Thanks for educating me of these stories. ❤

[@fosholyfe6115]

Yep, dig far enough and see it was their own grandfathers who done these things

[@sbmcedmotton]

In Ms. either

[@terrify2745]

FL Governor DeSatin said Black History causes white children to feel uncomfortable; Imagine that. Never mind he could care less about how we feel, when we read and/or hear about those horrific lynchings.

[@louisinc5101]

Yep! Thanks for educating me too✔️ I’d like to know ALL the stories of what happened to our people if possible so I can spread the word & it wouldn’t be lost and forgotten!💯 It breaks my heart hearing these stories BUT WE HAVE TO KNOW SO HISTORY DO NOT REPEAT ITSELF* We must do better in the present for our people who suffered in the past🙏🏿

[@romecottrell6444]

@Charles-n8p The story is going to get out no matter if the Governor of Florida wants to hear it or not . This video 📹 and other like it is telling us and the whole world 🌎 how the U.S.A has mistreated African Americans for hundreds of years 😳. I shared this video 📹 with my colleagues and they are shocked 😲 about what they're watching. This is the mirror 🪞 that the U.S.A people should be looking into and changing how to make this a better nation for African Americans in January 1 , 2025 and beyond.

[@DJ-Everyday]

These horrific stories makes me love our people more and more. My heart is heavy but we shall overcome.

[@romecottrell6444]

@DJ-Everyday We have to do more than overcome 😪, we need to start talking about our African American History very openly , and stopping ✋️ hiding behind the nonsense that the Governor of Florida wishing to let the public know . Share this story with your family members and friends , talking about the injustices that our people have suffered in the past and now in December 24th , 2024 in the U.S.A. Just my opinion 🤷 folks.

[@pfvkktmnhyTR9237]

"Overcome?!?!"

[@pfvkktmnhyTR9237]

"White Majority, White Privilege, White Supremacy." Yes, organically. [A] Native White (English-speaking only) Citizens of the New England States (est. 3 September 1783 per Article 1st. of the Treaty of Paris) are not to be linked to the CAUCASIAN, EUROPEAN, IMPERIALIST, and MONARCHIAL forces that colonized Mexico, West Indies, Central America, and South America. Blame---forced Catholicism, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain for the iniquity forced upon West African Slaves + Indigenous Peoples of what over the past 500 years has been reduced to a homogenized monoculture pejoratively monikered, "LATIN AMERICA!"👍 Also, Native White Citizens of the New England States are not to associated with the CAUCASIAN, EUROPEAN, IMPERIALIST, and MONARCHIAL powers that endeavored "The Scramble for Africa" 1870 -- 1914. Blame---Belgium (king Leopold III "WOW!"), Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. [B] New England, the Home of "Yankee Ingenuity" & Rock Walls & Protestant Work-Ethic: European Colonizers (Great Britain, France, Spain) did not waste resources transporting West African Slaves, sales brokered by the Dahomey Tribe, to the higher latitudes of North America because of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, The Little Ice-Age (1300 -- 1850), hilly terrain, rocky soil of poor quality, a short growing season, and long harsh winters rendered CASH-CROP PLANTATION AGRICULTURE unviable unprofitable in the higher latitudes of North America. Hence, there were no West African Slaves bound to SUGARCANE PLANTATIONS in Maine (1820...); this is reason why Maine's 2024 population is---White. Haiti (West Indies) was dependent upon West African Slaves. Honduras (Central America) was dependent upon West African Slaves. Brazil (South America) was dependent upon West African Slaves.

[@pfvkktmnhyTR9237]

@@romecottrell6444 "White Majority, White Privilege, White Supremacy." Yes, organically. [A] Native White (English-speaking only) Citizens of the New England States (est. 3 September 1783 per Article 1st. of the Treaty of Paris) are not to be linked to the CAUCASIAN, EUROPEAN, IMPERIALIST, and MONARCHIAL forces that colonized Mexico, West Indies, Central America, and South America. Blame---forced Catholicism, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain for the iniquity forced upon West African Slaves + Indigenous Peoples (Inca, for ex.) of what over the past 500 years has been reduced to a homogenized monoculture pejoratively monikered, "LATIN AMERICA!"👍 Also, Native White Citizens of the New England States are not to be associated with the CAUCASIAN, EUROPEAN, IMPERIALIST, and MONARCHIAL powers that endeavored "The Scramble for Africa" 1870 -- 1914. Blame---Belgium (king Leopold III "WOW!"), Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. [B] New England, the Home of "Yankee Ingenuity" & Rock Walls & Protestant Work-Ethic: European Colonizers (Great Britain, France, Spain) did not waste resources transporting West African Slaves, sales brokered by the Dahomey Tribe, to higher latitudes of North America because of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, The Little Ice-Age (1300 -- 1850), hilly terrain, rocky soil of poor quality, a short growing season, and long harsh winters rendered CASH-CROP PLANTATION AGRICULTURE unviable unprofitable in the higher latitudes of North America. Hence, there were no West African Slaves bound to SUGARCANE PLANTATIONS in Maine (1820...); this is reason why Maine's 2024 population is---White. Haiti (West Indies) was dependent upon West African Slaves. Honduras (Central America) was dependent upon West African Slaves. Brazil (South America) was dependent upon West African Slaves.

[@peoplearmy74]

What!? Overcome!? Smfh

[@miss.sewrewarding8264]

I'm 67, and the more documentaries I hear, like these, I understand why my parents barely let me leave the house. That's was a good and bad thing. I grew up a very much in the dark,.....but "I" grew up.

[@alinatarasyukrussianrefuge6549]

more people are in danger because of you people than you being in danger of them. lets be real. we all know the crime stats.

[@GK-ku3zv]

My parents would never tell us kids. Information was on a need to know bases as they wanted us to have a normal childhood.

[@emeldakador8369]

My parents told us to not talk to the young white teenagers next door to our fence. The white boys had caged rabbits. We black sisters disobeyed our parents and spoke to them about the rabbits. When my father came home and mother told him what we did, i got the worst extention cord wipping. I was in 3rd grade. I am now 71 years old and still recall that wipping. We children knew what happened to emmit tille. We were innocent and facinated by the rabbits, but we did not know harm could come to up. We understood not to talk to whites again. One year previous i talked through our back fence to a young white girl my age, I was in 2nd grade. I remembered i knew then that i was doing something wrong by talking to her. Time before intergration.

[@kenethacabiness4045]

Thank you for teaching us about our black history!!!

[@ExceptionalLibra]

They want us to forget.

[@robleeg]

We will never forget this

[@tjones617]

We might as well forget. Our ancestors are turning over in their graves because of how we're living today

[@ExceptionalLibra]

@@tjones617 💯 agree

[@misslisa904]

I WILL NEVER FORGET!!!

[@jonathand.terrell3419]

I agree. These injustices need to see the light of day and never, ever be forgotten.

[@teandrafarris6273]

What's done in the dark will come to light

[@nicolailansiquot7631]

These stories fuel so much anger and hate. It is impossible to learn of these stories and feel normal

[@peoplearmy74]

I totally agree. I see RED!

[@jokodihaynes419]

"It's not the stab in the back that kills you it's the person who is holding the knife"-Harley Quinn

[@TammyBooker-d1d]

Can’t trust em my daddy said I know I don’t & I work wit some nice ones every day but I keep my limits

[@CurtisMurphy-o1x]

Thank you Julian.... what you doing is very much needed even tho it is painful to see what they did to our African/Black children...

[@mariehibbert]

So sad . 😢 thanks for sharing.

[@rosegrundy4302]

I remember reading about this🥺keep us educated my brother ✊🏾

[@benten7560]

This case highlights why we are in need of reparations. We will get it no matter what. Thanks for showcasing this video to the KZbin audience. Godspeed!

[@PastorWhiteTheGuidingLights]

Looking back from now to those days, those thing was unspeakable.

[@jokodihaynes419]

This is what happens when everybody wants a conviction at the expense of the truth

[@mamadee2612]

It's rather unfortunate that THIS Continues to happen TODAY‼️God Help Us 🙏🏾

[@erichawkins5738]

Thank you for this story. It reminds me of who they really are.

[@clauideenbell3585]

This is so SAD!! I love watching your channel I learned a lot, didn't know theses history, theses stories broke my heart.i am not a racist but I always say i will never cross over.may god blessed and keep you safe 🙏❤️

[@jokodihaynes419]

“The exposure of truth sometimes results in tragedy…However! No matter how tragic the truth may be, it would be an even greater tragedy…to avert one’s eyes from it."-Miles Edgeworth Ace Attorney

[@mrmann996]

I see why i wasnt born in those times, there is no way in hell you gone kill my child in front of me. and i just watch. never in a trillion years

[@KareefNahid]

You got that right!

[@robleeg]

Damn right. This puts hate in my heart. God forgive me but stories like this….. And this happened to millions of of black folks back then.

[@davidforreal2116]

Amen

[@MixxMatrix]

While I tend to agree, in these times the same people wear badges with even more protection. What you doing then?

[@XxJiazuMiStarZxX]

It's easier said behind a computer screen in 2024 than 1944.

[@roxannebellille5553]

This story among others was terrible especially for a young innocent teenager who did not commit a crime. Jim Crow was the worst time for black people living in the south.

[@terrify2745]

No, it was slavery which was hell on earth. Jim crow was second.

[@tjones617]

Today is the worst time for black people. They were killing us back then. We killing us now. During Jim Crow, damn near every black home had man in it. During slavery and Jim Crow. Black women was not walking around with their ass out. We wasn't gangbanging back then. Single mother. That word wasn't used during Jim Crow

[@nicolescott1354]

Live Oak has many stories like this one.

[@dre39TV]

Man I absolutely love and hate these stories

[@Stressed2Capacity]

Attorney Johnson, thank you once again for acknowledging my great-great uncle (by marriage), Harry T Moore who tried to get justice for this family. I knew about this case. Down here in the deep south they would kill black children, women and families. Nobody was safe. If you were accused by a white it was a death sentence and while some things have changed l will never forget what my people had to endure because my 86 year old dad joined a group of brothah's to fight a racist mob that would go down in history and later be known as Ax Handle Saturday. Thank you for being a voice for Willie and sharing his story.

[@glendabrown8674]

Thank you for always letting us know about our history

[@africanbeauty7]

If I have a Black son this story, the Rosewood massacre, and other such stories will definitely be told to him.

[@jjohnson2405]

"the first thing that is lost is the truth"

[@robleeg]

This is not even my family, and I can’t even get over it.

[@sasbridgecloserstudent]

It seems Willie thought the problem was black people and that it was his responsibility to make the girl understand that it was his religious duty to love her (not romantically). We need to make sure we teach our children that it is not our responsibility to make others who hate us love us. Or to force them to think we love them. That energy can be poured on ourselves. A sad story.

[@terrify2745]

The Narrator said no one knows who wrote that 2nd letter, & it could've been someone in the Live Oak sheriff's dept.

[@sasbridgecloserstudent]

@@terrify2745 ok. Thanks.

[@CJJohnson-tt6xs]

Cj I am glad this video was presented.I am 76 years old and did not know anything about this.😮😮😮😮.I am a Black woman.

[@diane7865]

Thank you!

[@michellesmith5498]

How helpless his parents were. GOD bless the family. How can any human do this to that young man and his family. Too hard to even fathom

[@santiagob.]

Cases of Domestic Terrorism.

[@johnruggiero3366]

They killed him over a kind polite card?! Thats. Sick and wrong!!!!!!😠😊

[@jokodihaynes419]

"But the thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies"-Lawkeeper Equity Mlp Ace Attorney EOJ

[@lexdee523]

These stories needs to be told as a stark reminder of how much better black men, women, and children have it today in opposed to those oppressive eras of the 30's through the late 60's. When Sam Cooke wrote the song "A change gon come" it resonant deep in the soul of black people who wanted that 'change' because we were all tired of having so many innocent lives lost for little to no reason.

[@jamescarson7098]

Thank you so much for this story, looking for to more.

[@TammyBooker-d1d]

I know when blacks hear these stories or watch similar things on tv they might say I wouldn’t have put up with that yes they would we all would because we would not have any help it’s the time our a were in it’s very horrific it’s gotten better we can fight back now. But it’s still injustice today in a modern ways. Maybe one day it won’t be like this not in our time but maybe our grandchildren nobody knows but the lord 👆

[@majorphenom1]

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏿 Prayers going out for those trying to recover from trauma 🕊️

[@BigkevdawgNSLBC]

Julian I’ve been watching and most of all listening to the stories about the treachery and down right cruelty against OUR BLACK PEOPLE at the hands of these white people but I want you to know I appreciate each and every story you tell and you are a true BLACK HERO in my book and please keep sending these horrific but true stories that honestly I didn’t know about until your storytelling so thx

[@normanjones5076]

I've added Willie James Howard to my list. Thank you for the information.

[@MrLawrence7777]

These Stories are So Heartbreaking, but True. Those Evil Wicked Heathens Will Pay for the Innocent Lives they Brutality Took in Cold Blooded Murder when they get Judged by THE MOST HIGH YAHAWAH Our ELOHIM in Heaven. May All of these Innocent Victims Rest In Paradise. My Condolences 🙏🏾 go out to All of the Victims Families. Shalawam 🙏🏾 Fam

[@sshrilgreen4599]

I think I would have died with me son.

[@robleeg]

Same

[@michaelmiller8596]

Thank you for exposing and telling this tragic racist story like so many others are still happening today in the twenty-first century. Look what happened to Rasheen Carter just two years ago.

[@XxJiazuMiStarZxX]

Spread the word, continue to bring awareness to these horrific cases. If possible, include what became of the suspect's descendants. If they currently own businesses, etc.

[@TheTangerineTyrant]

This is why African Americans have to have there reparations not just from slavery. From Jim Crow and all the eras of the Civil Rights eras to the abuses African Americans are still receiving today as we speak.

[@realiwatisitz]

The shame is NOT FOR THE HOWARDS...The shame on the system of injustice. May they rest in peace.

[@k.givens788]

Innocence betrayed!😢

[@CJJohnson-tt6xs]

Cj Emmitt Till was a cousin of mine.

[@misslisa904]

"Our enemies slay us and hold themselves not guilty." Zechariah 11:5

[@TheDDLHShow]

Hearing this story makes me sick to my stomach. But did his parents teach him the ways of Jim Crow south?? This young man should still be alive today

[@nuggygillard795]

That young man had to be scared confused and had know one to look to for help.

[@louisegross3886]

This channel has to grow good stories that never been told we gonna make sure this channel grows

[@LeonNobles]

An eye for an eye on

[@TammyBooker-d1d]

This is just hate they were born to hate most of em

[@alexbee3736]

Thank you for telling this story

[@daisyhagen2]

Such a sweet thing as puppy love turned into murder. I hope the 15 yr. old girl never found love in her whole life.

[@phyllisreese6476]

At the end of the video, she Cynthia got married and had a child

[@daisyhagen2]

@phyllisreese6476 I thought I had watched until the end? Thanks for informing me although now I can think of other vile things I wish upon her because she knew something bad would happen.

[@phyllisreese6476]

@@daisyhagen2 RIGHT

[@QueenBthatsMe777]

I don't think he "loved" her at all. You trust the bs story the police put out smh the narrator said that was not the original letter but the letter the police put out. She more than likely received the same Christmas card/ letter as everyone else.

[@jossiealexa8299]

This sad and heartbroken for our Black people and Black children

[@kdm4u]

Thank you my Brother For letting us know this information. I have lived in America all of my life and I have never heard of the Hell that you are exposing about the lives of Black People in this country. Again, Thank You my Brother and I salute You.

[@teresagraham6631]

Very evil which is why it needs to be told so we do not go back there. The truth needs to be told. Thank you for telling it.

[@marilyncovington342]

This is horrible horrible!!😢I would have died with my son! I would have lost my mind trying to live through this Evil 😈 I know a lot of our people suffered so badly they lost 😡 there minds 😢breaks my heart and Hurts!!

[@peculiar1104]

Thanks for informing us

[@robertcong-leton3275]

Thank you for presenting these essentially ignored historical facts. It is amazing how these stories are hidden from view and completely removed from the American historical archives due to embarrassment concerning ' the good ole days ' and and their bad ole ways.

[@billpincheon23]

Excellent research!

[@AVS614]

Please tell the story of my relative, George Stinney, who was executed at age 14 in 1944 after being falsely accused of murdering two white girls in Alcolu, South Carolina.

[@TheKrochetKween]

I saw stories about him. My condolences.

[@CJJohnson-tt6xs]

Cj I remember reading about this in TIMES Magazine several years ago.

[@CJJohnson-tt6xs]

Cj Like I mentioned Emmitt Till was a distant relative of mine.

[@santiagob.]

When will the lodges denounce these actions of their brethren....Silence lets me know you never stopped thinking like this.

[@w8tingonu]

Wow. Once again, like many of the names in your content, no, i have never heard of the name of Willie James Howard. Feelings - my predominant feelings were felt most thinking about and for James. To think that a father had to endure such physical and emotional trauma and mostly within himself. What was also inside his psyche from his total life up until this story? Of course my heart too aches for Lulu. And Willie, sounds like a spirited, intelligent, and loving child maturing well adjusted into his future. Frustrating and disheartening to say the least. Healing Holidays Julian Law and community to all of you and yours.

[@Nanbebe7]

Another tragic murder of a child 😢

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

My mom's maiden name was Brown her ancestors helped runaway slaves make it north.

[@rn2332]

Hell, is a lot hotter than the state of Florida

[@TheHoodVoice2024]

Notice how they always ganged up on us

[@JenniferHart-m7t]

Thank u 4 doing this channel and standing up for the victims even if they r already in HEAVEN now u r right the stories have 2 b 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 told

[@QueenBthatsMe777]

This is angering. I hate to disappoint Cynthia and her dad, but she looks black herself! I'm so saddened for Willie and so many others. I always wonder what happened to these victims families and about the lineage of these pale faces.

[@Dalija1979]

His father was sooo weak... No excuses... It's the parents'JOB to protect the child. PERIODT!!!

[@TheHoodVoice2024]

What could he have done during that time? They were outnumbered, and he would have put the entire black community in danger.

[@MYGIRLS48]

​@TheHoodVoice2024 see that's that scary talk glad you not kin to me smh

[@QueenBthatsMe777]

​@TheHoodVoice2024 sadly, there are so many bots and plants in this comment section, it's ridiculous. Shame on "utoob". I wish there was a way that he could filter comments so that only genuinely concerned ppl could have a dignified conversation about the uploads

[@MYGIRLS48]

Don't you think it's a lil late in the game to keep talking about this?​@@QueenBthatsMe777

[@parikathornton7246]

Blks just weren't savage as whites. We're talking about a group of ppl who high-jacked land from one group of ppl then made an group of ppl worked that same land for free. It was instilled in blks to not fight back. Thats why slavery lasted so long.

[@chriskewe4238]

Even on Christmas day. Good Christians indeed.

[@chicago44tj]

The MOST HIGH GOD Said and Mean that these people are your ENEMIES. He knows his creations

[@EduardoGonzalez-uf1vf]

This is not the end because justice will be served to "everyone" when we all face "OUR HEAVENLY FATHER" , YAHUAH!

[@pamelalopez-d3z]

I’m sure Emmet Tills mother was well aware of these stories, she knew what people were capable of.

[@DBurnette-kk9lo]

Smh. Smh.

[@princessinmittens4783]

I would like to say I would have screamed it to the heavens but given the time and situation, I may have been terrified too.

[@MrsParks928]

Thnx for sharing this story. I had never heard about this 😞 it’s so sad how we were treated back then…. Although Not much has changed smh I wish we could’ve saved the children & all the other innocent black ppl🥺 idk wtf they think they are doing this to us! It angers me so bad!!!!

[@kusheran]

How is this still happening today?

[@HobbsBhipp]

As much as it pains me to watch & learn about these Black victims::as an FBA living today in the North, I just cannot allow myself to date "those women" regardless of how friendly, sexy, or wealthy they are.

[@TheHoodVoice2024]

Are you referring to WW ?

[@HobbsBhipp]

@@TheHoodVoice2024 Yes!

[@QueenBthatsMe777]

Salute to you because there are far too many who not only date but worship them

[@rn2332]

I'm sure that the men that participated in this murder found out after death the hell is a lot harder than the state of Florida

[@angeladelfino1776]

SO SAD!

[@quellwill1897]

I have family from Live Oak Fl, it's a GDS for this. Oh Divine CREATOR empowers us to fight this evil.

[@cbbcbb6803]

So sad. Sometimes the world goes mad.

[@DwightStrachan]

For back in the jim crow south he should of never write a letter trying to explain his self that's were he went wrong.

[@cdt5009]

Sounds like the poor boy didn't know his place... and they wonder why we black people are so upset

[@QueenBthatsMe777]

Nah, it's not that he didn't "know his place". The evil hearts and minds of pale people is why this happened. How dare you, even as a bot, blame this child for what adults done to him! I highly doubt that you are black

[@Frojesus]

Oh how I love jesus....ohhhh how I love jesus because he first loved me😇

[@bretherenlee1404]

Emmitt whistling was not at her but was part of his coping with his speech problems. And even if he did which he didn't doesn't justify what they did. All who acquitted the killers and supported the killing will be held liable for the murder as if they did it as the Bible shows.

[@JacquesPatterson]

😤😤😤

[@mrstanbmw]

Pure Evil

[@Womanmad1]

“You were never a slave”, was this slavery? Cowards and child murderers, Gaslighters!! I would like them to try this now!!! This makes me so mad!!!!

[@CJJohnson-tt6xs]

Cj 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@sherleengibson8847]

This is what they're doing today they don't want to separate children/adults that way they can do the same wether we are children or adults.

[@phillipwhitley6749]

you dont get away with nothing you got to face gods judgment period they though they got away

[@gymeni]

Yet another horrible happening in the FL Panhandle. Doesn’t surprise me at all. Some of the reddest of necks reside there.

[@shesamazinglyhappy1]

A Christmas card..... They killed this baby over a Christmas card. Hell will be filled to the brim with them. Some folks say "it's just how things were." The lies of the DEVIL. Not everyone was racist back then. There have always been true believers in Christ.