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1. Lynching in the South
Luna Rodriguez & Luis Artavia
040212
6th Period
2. General Lynching
•Means the killing, in this case
hanging, of a person by a mob in
defiance of certain 'ways'
•Mobs hang accused wrong-doers,
without trial and illegally
3. Lynching Worldwide
•lynching carried out in protest of
royalty
•in protest of unfair ruling
•usually gov. official killed
•in countries on the verge
of war
4. Lynching in America
•was first used by british to punish
colonials who broke a law(s)
•used by native americans to kill
and torture captives
•claimed witches in new england
were killed (burning or hanging)
5. Lynching in America
•riots would break out in protest
because of racial tension
•african-american lynchings were
carried out by radical racist groups
•lynched without trial or and lawful
deciding
•many innocent were killed
8. Anti-lynching Actions
•now considered a felony in all
states
•if person is killed, they are
considered murdered
•if person is alive, but harmed, it is
considered an attempted murder
•laws passed to protect any person
from any 'group of people'
9. In Relation to the Novel
•throughout this time period mobs
caused by social tension still rioted
•illegal killings took place a little
more privately
10. Citations
Zimring, Franklin E. "Lynching." World Book Student. World Book, 2010. Web. 3 Apr.
2012.
"The Legacy of Emmett Till." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 3 Apr. 2012.
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