Lynching ended for the most part everywhere except the South by the 1920's. After that 95 percent of all lynchings occurred in the South. Lynching did not really fade away until after 1950 when the Civil Rights Movement started in strong force.
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Lynching has no effect on the United States since lynching itself is an act of vigilante justice. From a general sense, lynchings show a break in society from the normal practice and concept of following the rule of law. American History is full of cases where State Militias have been used to quell the violence of a lynch mob.
The main purpose of the letter about the lynching of Samuel Petrie was to ?
Anti lynching legislation
hanging!!! how do u not know that!!! ^ No.. That's Not True.. Lynching Was Not Always Hanging. It Was A Punishment To Black People.. It Was Done By A Mob.. How Do You Not Know That?! I'm 14.. & Even I Know That.. (:
She is important because she ended lynching in the south. Her work proved that lynching needed to end inside the south forever