Lynchings and Racial Violence During Reconstruction

EJI's Reconstruction in America report (http://eji.org/reconstruction) documents nearly 2,000 more confirmed racial terror lynchings of Black people in America than previously detailed during 1865-1877. The legacy of lynching is evident in racially motivated violence that continues today. Read more.

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