Law
Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill
A federal anti-lynching bill passed the House but was blocked in the Senate after fierce opposition.
Year
1922
Impact
Blocked
Status
Blocked
Party
Republican Party
Era
Jim Crow and Disenfranchisement
Impact Context
Its failure showed the federal government’s unwillingness to fully confront racial terror despite widespread lynching.
What This Policy Did
Its failure showed the federal government’s unwillingness to fully confront racial terror despite widespread lynching.
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