Over 4,400 verified lynchings of African Americans occurred between 1877 and 1950

Evidence

Their research, which counts only lynchings that can be verified by two independent sources, documented more than 4,400 cases of African American men, women, and even children who were “hanged, burned alive, shot, drowned, and beaten to death by white mobs” during this period. — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long, 568

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Racial proximity that symbolized affection was a lynching catalyst for black men — Robert P. Jones, White Too Long: The Legacy of White…, 603; White Americans lynched at least 6,500 Black people between 1865 and 1950. — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project: A New American Origin…, 1357; Economic downturns historically correlated with increases in lynchings of Black Americans — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 349 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• White Americans lynched at least 6,500 Black people between 1865 and 1950. #qualifies (0.90) — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 1357
• Economic downturns historically correlated with increases in lynchings of Black Americans #expands (0.75) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 349
• Lynching rates in the US historically correlated with economic frustration levels #expands (0.72)
• Slavery, lynching, and segregation each institutionalized a distinct form of racism #complicates (0.72) — Davis, Angela Y, Are Prisons Obsolete, 59