2024-08-28 23:43:01
Before this Act, lynching could be prosecuted under various state laws as murder, conspiracy, or under other federal civil rights statutes, but there wasn't a specific federal law that recognized lynching as a distinct crime with its own legal and historical context. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(5-2-16) Author
2024-08-28 23:56:17
NNN: Although there wasn't a specific law against lynching, it was still illegal. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(11-0-4) Author