: serving or intended to prevent or punish lynching
anti-lynching laws
Examples of anti-lynching in a Sentence
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During her journalism career, Wells published her anti-lynching writing in the New York Age, A Red Record, the Chicago Conservator (which her husband founded) and other local journals.
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
The group opposed anti-lynching legislation, unlike most Black organizations, and received support from Southern white politicians, not least because a narrow definition allowed politicians to declare that the era of lynchings was over.
—Eric Herschthal, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
Weeks before Mack fled Kissimmee, a federal anti-lynching bill passed the House of Representatives years after it was first introduced in 1918.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2023
The Georgia Democrat was an outspoken opponent of anti-lynching bills, school desegregation, and the confirmation of Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court.
—Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
In 2018, the first national anti-lynching memorial was placed at the site.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2023
Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
The group opposed anti-lynching legislation, unlike most Black organizations, and received support from Southern white politicians, not least because a narrow definition allowed politicians to declare that the era of lynchings was over.
—Eric Herschthal, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
Weeks before Mack fled Kissimmee, a federal anti-lynching bill passed the House of Representatives years after it was first introduced in 1918.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2023
The Georgia Democrat was an outspoken opponent of anti-lynching bills, school desegregation, and the confirmation of Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court.
—Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
In 2018, the first national anti-lynching memorial was placed at the site.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined above
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“Anti-lynching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-lynching. Accessed 26 Sep. 2023.
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