USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN ORGANIZED CRIME OF THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill became a federal law after its introduction in 1922
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -These sections of the IPC pertain to murder. Manipur was the first State to form a law against mob lynching in the year 2018 and this law was in sync to the guidelines provided by the Supreme Court.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ida B. Wells’ pamphlets, including this one, helped alert the public to the rampant lynching of African Americans in the South. In 1898, Wells went to Washington, DC, to implore President William McKinley to institute reforms against lynching and discrimination.

Detailed explanation-3: -Washington, D.C. – The Emmett Till Antilynching Act – a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) – was signed into law. The legislation, which passed both chambers of Congress with overwhelming support, makes lynching a federal hate crime.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dyer, a Republican from St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States House of Representatives as H.R. 11279 in order “to protect citizens of the United States against lynching in default of protection by the States.” It was intended to establish lynching as a federal crime.

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