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    The document defines lynching as involving 3 or more people, resulting in death, without legal proceedings, often done out of tradition or to avoid justice. It notes that during the Revolutionary War period, there were not many courts and it was dangerous to travel, so local justice was common. The year 1886 marked a shift where most lynching victims became black rather than white. It discusses how Social Darwinism had devastating effects on non-white people by promoting ideas of white supremacy and black inferiority. Ida B. Wells focused her investigative work on anti-lynching efforts, which were revolutionary at the time for suggesting that some interracial relationships occurred consensually.

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    The document defines lynching as involving 3 or more people, resulting in death, without legal proceedings, often done out of tradition or to avoid justice. It notes that during the Revolutionary War period, there were not many courts and it was dangerous to travel, so local justice was common. The year 1886 marked a shift where most lynching victims became black rather than white. It discusses how Social Darwinism had devastating effects on non-white people by promoting ideas of white supremacy and black inferiority. Ida B. Wells focused her investigative work on anti-lynching efforts, which were revolutionary at the time for suggesting that some interracial relationships occurred consensually.

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    Questions on the clip: The origins of lynching culture

    1. What is the legal definition of the term lynching?


    Three or more,
    Death,
    No court,
    For tradition
    Aversion of justice

    2. What is said about the legal situation during the revolutionary war years?
    Not many courts
    Dangerous to move around
    Local justice

    3. The year 1886 marks a watershed in the history of lynching, as it becomes racialized.
    What happened?
    Blacks exceed whites

    4. What is said about first class citizenship?


    It’s a privelige, not a right
    To those with a certian character and way

    5. Why did Social Darwinism have such a devastating effect on all non-white people and
    the development of society?
    Black inferior to white
    White supremacy

    6. How did scientists contribute to underpin the theories of Social Darwinism?


    Sought to prove prejudice ideas

    7. How did Social Darwinism and the new idea of women – their character and their role
    in society – coincide and work together to impact racial policies?
    Purity
    Protection
    Innocence

    8. Ida B Wells began her career as an investigative reporter, but soon directed her efforts
    to investigate racial matters. What was her one special focal point?
    Anti lynching

    9. Why were Ida B Well’s claims both revolutionary and shocking at the time?
    Consentual relationships

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