Delaware just removed its last public whipping post. Here's a look at its history and significance.

Delaware was the last state to ban whipping posts, a practice that scarred many Black Delawareans.

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Two prisoners in pillory with another tied to whipping post below and a man with whip, at New Castle County Courthouse in Delaware Stock Photo - Alamy