Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill
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dyer-anti-lynching-bill-182-341675
title:
Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill
text:
The Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill (1918) was first introduced in the 65th United States Congress by Representative Leonidas C. Dyer, a Republican from St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States House of Representatives as H.R. 11279 in order “to protect citizens of the United States against lynching in default of protection by the States.” It was intended to establish lynching as a federal crime. The Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill was re-introduced in subsequent sessions of United States Congress and passed,
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description:
U.S. bill intended to prevent lynching
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyer_Anti-Lynching_Bill
date created:
2005-04-04T21:01:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T06:57:47Z
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