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Congress Votes To Make Lynching A Federal Crime After A Century Of Attempts

By Dean Knetter

After more than 100 years of efforts to pass anti-lynching legislation, Congress finally voted to declare it a federal crime.  We talk about why it's taken so long, the social dynamics of lynching, and what relevance the new law has today.

Host: 
Derrell Connor [2]
Guest(s): 
Chad Dion Lassiter [3]
Producer(s): 
Dean Knetter [4]

Source URL: https://www.wpr.org/congress-votes-make-lynching-federal-crime-after-century-attempts

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[4] https://www.wpr.org/people/dean-knetter