lynching

Meanings

• noun

  The act of illegally apprehending and executing someone, usually by hanging, without a fair trial.

  - "The lynching of Emmett Till in 1955 was a turning point in the civil rights movement."
  - "The fear of being lynched was a constant concern for African Americans in the South during the Jim Crow era."

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Synonyms

string up

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lynching
hingeing , clinging , blinging

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Variants

List of all variants of lynching that leads to same result
lynch , lynched , lyncher , lynchers , lynches , lynching , anti-lynching

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Forms

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lynchings, lynched, lynching's, lynched him

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Etymology

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Originally derived from Old English 'lyncan' meaning 'to drag' or 'to seize'. The term gained its current meaning during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the context of racially motivated violence against African Americans.

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Trivia

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1. The peak year for lynchings in the United States was 1892, with 273 recorded cases.

2. The last known lynching in the United States occurred in 1981, in Georgia.

3. The term 'lynching' was first used in the United States in 1835, in a report about the lynching of a slave in Louisiana.

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Related Concepts

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1. Jim Crow laws: A series of state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States from 1877 to 1965.

2. Racial terror lynchings: Lynchings motivated by racial hatred and intended to instill fear in African Americans and maintain white supremacy.

3. Civil Rights Movement: A social and political movement in the United States that sought to end racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.

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Culture

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Lynching is a deeply disturbing and dark chapter in American history, representing a violent form of racial terror and oppression. It has been extensively documented in literature, art, and music, including novels like 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'Their Eyes Were Watching God', and songs like 'Strange Fruit' by Billie Holiday.

How to Memorize "lynching"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a mob of angry people storming through a town, dragging a person from their home and hanging them from a tree.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'lynching' with the injustice and brutality of racially motivated violence.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mental image of a noose and the word 'lynching' to help remember its meaning.

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