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Over 4 000 racial terror lynchings occurred in the u s.
Lynching in america map
. Lynching is premeditated murder committed by a group of people by extrajudicial action. They declined in the 1930s. Lynchings in the united states first became common in the southern united states in the 1830s 1840s and 1850s at which time most of the victims were white men. This is a list of lynching victims in the united states lynching is the summary execution of an offender or supposed offender without due process of law by a self constituted and irresponsible body of men lynchings in the united states rose in number after the american civil war in the late 19th century following the emancipation of slaves.Data from research department tuskegee institute. Map lynchings by states and counties in the united states 1900 1931. They declined in the 1920s. Between 1877 and 1950.
In 1930 there were 21 lynchings reported across 9 states. Lynching in america argues that is a powerful statement about our failure to value the black lives lost in this brutal campaign of racial violence. The map was made possible through the work of african american sociologist monroe nathan work who worked tirelessly to document every known lynching pictured from the map that occurred in the us. Lynchings of black people rose in number after the american civil war during reconstruction.
Eji believes that before we heal the wounds from our present we must face our past. 6 in georgia 4 in mississippi 3 in texas 2 in both indiana and south carolina and 1 in alabama florida north carolina and oklahoma. A comprehensive map of american lynchings. Before this website it was impossible to search the web and find an accurate scope of the history of american lynching the mapmakers write.
Research on mass violence trauma and transitional justice underscores the urgent need to engage in public conversations about racial history that begin a process of truth and reconciliation in. Over 4 000 racial terror lynchings between 1877 and 1950.
