A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building façade. An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

It was 2007, and Nelson was the editor of a small weekly newspaper in Ferriday, La. He even wrote the newspaper's history column. But he didn't know the names of the Black men murdered in his backyard ...

It was 2007, and Nelson was the editor of a small weekly newspaper in Ferriday, La. He even wrote the newspaper's history column. But he didn't know the names of the Black men murdered in his ...