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Lynching in the United States
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Lynching is the occurrence of extrajudicial killings that began in the United States' pre–Civil War South in the 1830s and had mostly ended by time of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s,
The body of George Meadows, lynched near the Pratt Mines in Jefferson County, Alabama, on January 15, 1889
The body of George Meadows, lynched near the Pratt Mines in Jefferson County, Alabama, on January 15, 1889
Lynching of John Willie Clark in Cartersville, Georgia, September 1930, after killing Police Chief J. B. Jenkins
Lynching of John Willie Clark in Cartersville, Georgia, September 1930, after killing Police Chief J. B. Jenkins
Lynching of Jesse Washington in Waco, Texas, on May 15, 1916. He was repeatedly lowered and raised onto a fire for about two hours. A professional pho
Lynching of Jesse Washington in Waco, Texas, on May 15, 1916. He was repeatedly lowered and raised onto a fire for about two hours. A professional photographer took pictures of the lynching as it unfolded.
This 1867 Thomas Nast cartoon called Southern Justice advocates for military intervention to prevent white terrorism in the South.
This 1867 Thomas Nast cartoon called Southern Justice advocates for military intervention to prevent white terrorism in the South.
Ku Klux Klan
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The Ku Klux Klan, sometimes referred to as the Klan, is an American Protestant-led white supremacist and far-right hate group. Historians widely identify it as one of the earliest terrorist groups in
Lynching in the United States
…Lynching steadily increased after the Civil War, peaking in 1892. Lynchings remained common into the early 1900s, accelerating with the emergence of the Second Ku Klux Klan. Lynchings declined considerably by the time of the Great Depression. The 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American boy, galvanized…
Depiction of Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina in 1870, based on a photograph taken under the supervision of a federal officer who seized Klan costumes
Depiction of Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina in 1870, based on a photograph taken under the supervision of a federal officer who seized Klan costumes
KKK rally near Chicago in the 1920s
KKK rally near Chicago in the 1920s
The "Ku Klux Number" of Judge, August 16, 1924
The "Ku Klux Number" of Judge, August 16, 1924
A cartoon threatening that the KKK (represented by a Democratic donkey) will lynch scalawags (left) and carpetbaggers (right) on March 4, 1869, the da
A cartoon threatening that the KKK (represented by a Democratic donkey) will lynch scalawags (left) and carpetbaggers (right) on March 4, 1869, the day President Grant takes office. Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Independent Monitor, September 1, 1868.