Costigan-Wagner Anti-Lynching Bill
This page analyzes a single policy using structured scoring, historical evidence, source quality, and measurable outcomes.
Summary
A later federal anti-lynching bill was introduced but failed to become law after strong Senate resistance.
How to Read This Record
Impact Reading
Very high documented impact
Evidence Base
Limited evidence from Government sources.
Data Completeness
Good record with 1 source and 1 metric.
Outcome Summary
Its failure reinforced the federal government’s long refusal to adequately punish racial mob violence.
Categories
Impact Scores
This score is a structured measure of how directly and materially this policy affected Black communities, weighted by evidence, durability, and equity. Harm offset reduces the total score.
Total Impact Score
28
Directness
5
How explicitly the policy targeted or affected Black communities.
Material Impact
4
The practical real-world effect on conditions, rights, or outcomes.
Evidence
4
Strength of sourcing and historical support for the assessment.
Durability
4
How lasting the effects of the policy were over time.
Equity
1
Whether the policy advanced fairness, inclusion, or equal access.
Harm Offset
0
Any offsetting harms, limitations, exclusions, or contradictory effects that reduce the total.
Scoring Notes: Important failed anti-lynching legislation.
Metrics
Federal anti-lynching law enactment status
Black Americans in the South • United States
Before
0.00
1933 • binary
After
0.00
1934 • binary
Methodology: Represents another failed attempt to pass federal anti-lynching protections.
Suggested Relationships
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1900 • Law • Republican Party
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1935 • Court Case • Unknown party
Jim Crow and Disenfranchisement • Negative
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 1
1938 • Court Case • Unknown party
Jim Crow and Disenfranchisement • Positive
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 4
1939 • Court Case • Unknown party
Jim Crow and Disenfranchisement • Positive
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 5
1941 • Executive Order • Democratic Party
Jim Crow and Disenfranchisement • Positive
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 7
1927 • Court Case • Unknown party
Jim Crow and Disenfranchisement • Positive
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