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What constitutes the legal definition of lynching?
What constitutes the legal definition of lynching?
- Killing someone in a group of at least three without legal sanction (correct)
- Killing someone with court approval
- Punishing someone through a formal judicial process
- Executing someone for a criminal offense
Why did the NAACP take on the struggle against lynching?
Why did the NAACP take on the struggle against lynching?
- To legalize lynching
- To support vigilante groups
- To make lynching a federal crime (correct)
- To protect lynching practices
What historical event marked the beginning of lynching in the United States?
What historical event marked the beginning of lynching in the United States?
- War of 1812
- World War I
- Civil War
- Revolutionary War (correct)
Why did lynching occur during the Revolutionary War years?
Why did lynching occur during the Revolutionary War years?
Why was lynching done by vigilante groups not considered illegal?
Why was lynching done by vigilante groups not considered illegal?
What scientific theory in the late 19th century perpetuated myths about the inferiority of certain groups based on social constructs and group affiliations?
What scientific theory in the late 19th century perpetuated myths about the inferiority of certain groups based on social constructs and group affiliations?
Which myth about black people emerged from the Social Darwinism theory in the late 19th century?
Which myth about black people emerged from the Social Darwinism theory in the late 19th century?
What made lynching of black individuals a chief justification during the late 19th century?
What made lynching of black individuals a chief justification during the late 19th century?
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?
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?
In what state was Ida B. Wells born in 1862?
In what state was Ida B. Wells born in 1862?
