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Lynching

According to journalist Ida B. Wells-Barnet, lynching in the US occurs due to the barbaric actions that the white communities have towards people of color that pose an act of slavery to discriminate against the people. Lynching is devastating since it leads to murder; thereby, there is no persuasion to convince people that lynching is a correctional act against humanity. People who are practicing the act are against any human rights and privileges (Stuart, 2020). Therefore, the article emphasizes the hardship the people of color had to undergo in the 1900s. It is due to the discriminatory acts they were subjected to with the Caucasian Americans. Hence, it is prudent to note that lynching is not a means that people can use to punish misdeeds within the societies where people live.

Reference

Stuart, P. H. (2020). From the archives: Ida B. Wells-Barnett confronts “excuses for lynching” in 1901. Journal of Community Practice, 28(3), 208-218.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10705422.2020.1805220