Lynching+in+America

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 * Lynching in America Web Sites **

1. What is the definition of lynching?
 * Research Questions: **

2. Where in the United States and over what time period does lynching occur? Be specific about regions and state names.

3. Which states have the worst records for lynching and what are some of those numbers?

4. Before the Civil War, who were the primary targets of lynching and why?

5. After the Civil War through the late 20th Century, who were the primary targets of lynching and why?

6. Who were the people who actively participated in lynching others?

7. What are the 4-5 most common reasons mob members gave for lynching someone?

8. What are 10 unusual reasons for lynching someone?

9. What three functions did lynching have in addition to punishing someone for a “criminal” offense?

10. Between the years of 1882 and 1968, how many lynchings are __recorded__ for blacks and whites?

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">11. The novel, //To Kill a Mockingbird//, is set in Alabama in the early 1930’s. What facts about lynching are relevant to that time and place?