Rasheem Carter was a young Mississippi man who died in horrific circumstances, with all the hallmarks of a brutal lynching; however, this happened in 2022, not 1922. Carter was killed sometime between October 2, 2022 and November 2, 2022 in or near Taylorsville, Mississippi where he was working at the time. (Taylorsville is reportedly a deeply racist town.) 

On October 1, 2022, Carter told his mother via phone and texts that he was being chased by white men in trucks following an argument with his co-workers, and that his boss was responsible for the harassment. The next day, (October 2, 2022) Rasheem went missing. On November 2, 2022, exactly one month later (to the day), the police reported that they had located Rasheem’s  skeletal remains in the Taylorsville area.

Horrifyingly, Carter's remains indicated that he was decapitated. Moreover, it is unlikely that his advanced state of decomposition occurred naturally. However, the local police immediately decided that there was no foul play involved and that the desecration of Carter’s remains was caused by wild animals. 

Rasheem was a hardworking, enterprising, ambitious young man, who doted on his young daughter. At the time of his death, he was on a temporary contract in Taylorsville trying to earn enough money to get his restaurant business up and running again.

This petition is demanding the following:

• A Federal investigation into the circumstances of Rasheem's death, including an investigation into the conduct of the local police. 
• All parties involved should be held accountable. This will send out a clear message that such crimes will not go unpunished; we cannot ignore this crime, allowing would-be perpetrators to become further emboldened.

PLEASE SIGN/SHARE THIS PETITION AND DEMAND JUSTICE FOR RASHEEM.

More information is available in the following articles:

Rasheem Carter was lynched in Mississippi. The DOJ can’t look away.

No Ifs, No Buts: This was a Mississippi Lynching in 2022