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[–] 11 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

Most lynching victims were have been (apparently people in the US are still lynching) accused of either murder or rape. So have a look at this NSFL Wikipedia article and look at the accusations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lynching_victims_in_the_United_States

In some cases, especially closer to the present, lynchers have been prosecuted and sentenced, but it a lot of situations this wasn't the case.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    Research done by anti-lynching groups of that time period found that the majority of lynching victimes were owed money by white folks, usually as sharecroppers, and expected to be paid said money.

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