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

He added that he was "neither a rapist nor a predator" and lamented that it was his word against the "trial by media and lynching" that he faced.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

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