What Is True About the Number of Lynchings in the South

question 31

Multiple Choice

What is true about the number of lynchings in the South over the period 1889-1932?

• A) Two or three people were lynched, on average, every week for thirty years.
• B) It was actually very small, although the black press constantly reported false occurrences.
• C) About ten people were lynched daily, in the South alone.
• D) No statistics were ever kept about the numbers of lynchings.

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