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Racial Lynching in the United States
This map uses research from African American sociologist Monroe Nathan Work to pinpoint the location of the 4,000+ racial lynchings that occurred in the United States since 1848.
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- Racism
Racial Lynching in the United States
Racial Lynching in the United States
Credit:
Plain Talk History, Monroe and Florence Work, Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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