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Focus Question. Why do people sometimes feel that they have to “take the law into their own hands”?. Lynch Law in America. Lynch Law in the United States. Epidemic of lynchings struck the U.S. More than 4742 people lynched from 1882 to 1969 1,297 White 3,445 Black

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  1. Focus Question • Why do people sometimes feel that they have to “take the law into their own hands”?

  2. Lynch Law in America

  3. Lynch Law in the United States • Epidemic of lynchings struck the U.S. • More than 4742 people lynched from 1882 to 1969 • 1,297 White • 3,445 Black • Bulk of these cases occurred between 1889 and 1922

  4. Early Focus • Early Reformers wanted the issue brought to light • Ida B. Wells-Barnett • P. Thomas Stanford • Grew from the “Muckraker” tradition Largely operated through the Black Press (Chicago Defender, Baltimore Sun)

  5. NAACP • Formed in reaction to the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 • Saw need for federal anti-lynching laws • States refused to pass legislation about lynching

  6. Anti-Lynch Law Campaign • Began campaign in 1918 • Defined “Lynching” • there must be evidence that someone was killed; • the killing must have occurred illegally; • three or more persons must have taken part in the killing; and • the killers must have claimed to be serving justice or tradition.

  7. Worked out statistics • Research conducted through the Tuskegee Institute • Found some 3,436 people lynched from 1889-1922 • Led to a the “3436 Blots of Shame” Map

  8. Effort stalled in Congress • Passed the House in 1921 and 1922 • Died in the Senate • Some questioned constitutionality • Threat of a Southern filibuster • President Harding refused to promote it

  9. Repercussions • Anti-lynch laws stalled until passed in 1938 • Led to Black dissatisfaction with the Republican Party • Practice of lynching began to drop

  10. Summary • Identify three questions you may have from today’s lesson

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