Lynchings Were Savage Events Often with a Strongly Ritualized Character

question 51

Essay

Lynchings were savage events often with a strongly ritualized character. Describe the lynching account from the 1940s, involving a black man accused of trying to rape a white woman.

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Definitions:

Homogeneity

The quality or state of being composed of parts that are all of the same kind; uniformity.

Fluidity

The quality of being adaptable or capable of changing easily; often used in the context of gender, sexuality, and identity to describe a spectrum of experiences that are not fixed.

Non-Dominant Group

A social or ethnic group that does not hold a large amount of power or influence in a society compared to the dominant or majority groups.

Poverty Line

An officially determined threshold of income that is considered the minimum necessary to maintain an adequate standard of living in a given country.