Question

Racial violence in the South in the late 1800s often included lynching, which is another term for

A. hanging.

B. robbery.

C. gun violence.

D. kidnapping.

Answer 1

The correct answer is option A.  

Lynching means to punish someone with death, without a proper enquiry or trial, by hanging.

In the late 1800s’ it was common to lynch people, especially the blacks in America, who were suspected of any wrong doing. The act of lynching in the open, was more to spread fear and terror among the blacks who were considered inferior and to establish white supremacy.

Answer 2

Racial violence in the South in the late 1800s often included lynching, which is another term for A) Hanging.

Lynching was a type of brutal murder done by many gangs and the mob to usually teach a lesson or send a message to the appropriate people.

Lynching was associated with murders which were very brutal, hence appropriate for sending a message.