lynching

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Her father, the late actor Henry Fonda, witnessed the lynching of a Black man during the 1919 Omaha race riots when he was 14, casting him into becoming a lifelong liberal.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

Till's lynching and the subsequent activism of his mother Mamie Till-Mobley helped galvanise the civil rights movement in the US.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

In spite of all that, Diddy's mother recently defended her son on Sunday and accused the media and others of engaging in a "public lynching."

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2024

But the title’s blunt, irrefutable statement carries Allison Russell toward harsh thoughts about racism, slavery, exploitation, lynching and sin — and then to an unexpected coda.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023

Mrs. Malloy says Negro people came here to escape lynching and inhumane treatment.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson