1865
Reconstruction Era Lynchings Begin
Between 1865 and 1877, at least 2,000 Black women, men, and children were victims of racial terror lynchings across the former Confederacy. Thousands more were assaulted, raped, or injured in racial terror attacks by white mobs and individuals shielded from arrest. This …
Southern States, US
African American
Racial violence
Voting rights
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Between 1865 and 1877, at least 2,000 Black women, men, and children were victims of racial terror lynchings across the former Confederacy.
Thousands more were assaulted, raped, or injured in racial terror attacks by white mobs and individuals shielded from arrest.
This systematic violence was directed at suppressing Black voters, politicos, and anyone deemed a threat to white supremacy.
Thousands more were assaulted, raped, or injured in racial terror attacks by white mobs and individuals shielded from arrest.
This systematic violence was directed at suppressing Black voters, politicos, and anyone deemed a threat to white supremacy.