Anti-Lynching Bill of 1937
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title:
Anti-Lynching Bill of 1937
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The Anti-Lynching Bill of 1937, also known as the Gavagan-Wagner Act or the Wagner-Gavagan Act, was a proposed anti-lynching law which was sponsored by Democrats Joseph A. Gavagan and Robert F. Wagner, both of them were from New York. It was introduced in response to the failure of the U.S. Senate to pass the 1934–35 Costigan-Wagner Act, although President Roosevelt was more prepared to support the 1937 Bill. In 1937, the lynching of Roosevelt Townes and Robert McDaniels gained national publicit
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Proposed anti-lynching legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Lynching_Bill_of_1937
date created:
2021-09-13T19:13:08Z
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2024-09-07T13:37:52Z
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