lynching

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The National Memorial is the first institution of its kind dedicated to the legacy of the Black Americans who were the victims of the racial terror of lynching.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

"To the media court, to the lynching that has been reserved for me, I have only my word to defend myself," the 74-year-old added.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2023

The law makes lynching a federal hate crime.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2023

He also said that signing the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which made lynching a federal hate crime, in March 2022, was “one of the great honors of my career.”

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Also, we worked on reports and materials that seek to deepen the national conversation about the legacy of slavery and lynching and our nation's history of racial injustice.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson