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I think your referring to lynching where people were hung by there necks with a rope
1890s and after the vast majority of those lynched were Black and going through the Civil Rights Movement
Blacks needed to fight for their rights as American citizens
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How many lynchings occurred from 1920-1930?
There is not a number recorded for the 1920's but in the 1930s only 21 occurred.
How many people were victims of lynchings during the late 1800's to the middle of the 1900's?
4743 people were victims.
Ida B Wells was forced to flee the South because she?
Ida B Wells was threatened by Southerners when she defended victims of lynchings.
How many lynchings occurred in 1935 in Alabama?
approximatly 32 keishas died every year and 45 sha nay nay's in 2 weeks
Why were most lynching victims hung from trees?
Because they were nearby. Lynchings took place quickly, so people would be murdered with whatever was available.
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