anti-lynching
adjective
an·ti-lynch·ing
ˌan-tē-ˈlin-chiŋ 
ˌan-tī-
ˌan-tī-
: serving or intended to prevent or punish lynching
anti-lynching laws
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The talk will spotlight Wells’ groundbreaking journalism, anti-lynching activism, suffrage leadership and connection to Chicago’s South Side, according to the library’s website.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The national reaction to these killings prompted the first anti-lynching legislation in 1918.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
On this day in 1947: President Harry S. Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights issued a formal report condemning racial injustices in America and proposing reforms such as an anti-lynching law, the abolition of the poll tax, and the desegregation of the military.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
That September, Truman met separately with two groups calling for federal anti-lynching legislation, one led by Robeson and the other by White—who was joined by some insiders in the Democratic Party coalition’s progressive wing.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 Aug. 2025
From anti-lynching bills, to the Civil Rights Acts, desegregation of schools, the Voting Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act, the NAACP has had a hand in major change.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025
Born in 1862, Wells was an influential Black journalist and anti-lynching advocate.
—Amy Gais / Made By History, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
In its first few decades, A.K.A. advocated for anti-lynching legislation, full voting rights, and education for Black children.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The national reaction to these killings prompted the first anti-lynching legislation in 1918.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
On this day in 1947: President Harry S. Truman’s Committee on Civil Rights issued a formal report condemning racial injustices in America and proposing reforms such as an anti-lynching law, the abolition of the poll tax, and the desegregation of the military.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
That September, Truman met separately with two groups calling for federal anti-lynching legislation, one led by Robeson and the other by White—who was joined by some insiders in the Democratic Party coalition’s progressive wing.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 Aug. 2025
From anti-lynching bills, to the Civil Rights Acts, desegregation of schools, the Voting Rights Act and the Fair Housing Act, the NAACP has had a hand in major change.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025
Born in 1862, Wells was an influential Black journalist and anti-lynching advocate.
—Amy Gais / Made By History, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
In its first few decades, A.K.A. advocated for anti-lynching legislation, full voting rights, and education for Black children.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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