Question

select the correct response:
the most popular form of violence against
african americans that was practiced in the
south after the period of reconstruction (1865-

1. was ____ by ____. it was the

____ of individuals by ____ ,
and executed without a ______ . by the
late 1890s, it was estimated that one african
american was lynched every other day; and
between 1882 and 1892, approximately 900
african americans were lynched, many of these
individuals had not committed any crime. one
african american journalist, ida wells-barnett,
whose parents had been slaves in mississippi,
started a crusade against lynching in the united
states after three of her friends were lynched in

1. she ran a newspaper where she wrote

______ that attacked lynching. ida wells-
barnett continued this work even after her
newspaper office was attacked and destroyed.
organizations such as the national association
for the advancement of colored people planned
campaigns against lynching. for example, on
july 28, 1917, an estimated 10,000 men,
women, and children marched in new york city
as part of a ______ to protest racial
violence. for over 122 years, the united states
congress voted against all bills that were
proposed to make lynching a criminal offense.
however, it was not until march 29, 2022 that
congress and president joe biden signed
______ making lynching a federal
hate crime punishable by up to 30 years in
prison.

lynching... murder... hanging... trial...
ida wells-barnett ... \silent parade\
○ ...the emmett till antilynching act ...
national association for the
advancement of colored people

○ none of the responses is correct.

lynching... murder... hanging... trial...
○ editorials ... \silent parade\ ...the
emmett till antilynching act

lynching... murder... hanging... trial...
○ editorials ... \silent parade\ ...the
emmett till antilynching act ...
national association for the
advancement of colored people

Explanation:

1. The most common post-Reconstruction violence against African Americans was lynching, defined as the murder of individuals by hanging without a legal trial.
2. Ida Wells-Barnett wrote editorials attacking lynching in her newspaper.
3. The 1917 New York protest against racial violence was the "silent parade".
4. The 2022 federal law making lynching a hate crime is the Emmett Till Antilynching Act.

Answer:

lynching... murder... hanging... trial...
editorials ... "silent parade" ...The Emmett Till Antilynching Act