10 Questions
What constitutes the legal definition of lynching?
Killing someone in a group of at least three without legal sanction
Why did the NAACP take on the struggle against lynching?
To make lynching a federal crime
What historical event marked the beginning of lynching in the United States?
Revolutionary War
Why did lynching occur during the Revolutionary War years?
Because British soldiers roamed freely in the South, making it unsafe to travel to find a courtroom
Why was lynching done by vigilante groups not considered illegal?
Because it was done without court or legal sanction
What scientific theory in the late 19th century perpetuated myths about the inferiority of certain groups based on social constructs and group affiliations?
Social Darwinism
Which myth about black people emerged from the Social Darwinism theory in the late 19th century?
They were inferior to white people
What made lynching of black individuals a chief justification during the late 19th century?
The false accusation of rape
Who was the black journalist and anti-lynching activist who exposed the destructive myth about black men being sexually deviant during the late 19th century?
Ida B. Wells
In what state was Ida B. Wells born in 1862?
Mississippi
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