The terrifying racial stereotypes laced through Darren Wilson’s testimony http://t.co/twJFkpI8Eq pic.twitter.com/1Dt4iH80WZ

— Vox (@voxdotcom) November 25, 2014

“…In 2007, a fascinating post from blogger Undercover Black Man spread through what was then quaintly known as “the blogosphere.” The post highlighted newspapers’ — particularly the New York Times’ — obsession with “giant negroes,” superhuman in strength and impervious to normal law enforcement methods, who terrorized police and civilians. From the turn of the 20th century until the 1930s, terrifying tales of “giant negroes” popped up regularly.”