Lynching
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...a widespread misconception, only about a quarter of lynch victims were accused of rape or attempted rape. Most blacks were...presumed offenses against whites, or in the aftermath of race riots. In many cases lynchings were not spontaneous mob violence...which often involved the mutilation and immolation of the victim, might be witnessed by an entire local community as a diverting...