Lynchings: By State and Race,
1882-1968 *
|
State |
White |
Black |
Total |
Alabama |
48 |
299 |
347 |
Arizona |
31 |
0 |
31 |
Arkansas |
58 |
226 |
284 |
California |
41 |
2 |
43 |
Colorado |
65 |
3 |
68 |
Delaware |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Florida |
25 |
257 |
282 |
Georgia |
39 |
492 |
531 |
Idaho |
20 |
0 |
20 |
Illinois |
15 |
19 |
34 |
Indiana |
33 |
14 |
47 |
Iowa |
17 |
2 |
19 |
Kansas |
35 |
19 |
54 |
Kentucky |
63 |
142 |
205 |
Louisiana |
56 |
335 |
391 |
Maine |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Maryland |
2 |
27 |
29 |
Michigan |
7 |
1 |
8 |
Minnesota |
5 |
4 |
9 |
Mississippi |
42 |
539 |
581 |
Missouri |
53 |
69 |
122 |
Montana |
82 |
2 |
84 |
Nebraska |
52 |
5 |
57 |
Nevada |
6 |
0 |
6 |
New Jersey |
1 |
1 |
2 |
New Mexico |
33 |
3 |
36 |
New York |
1 |
1 |
2 |
North Carolina |
15 |
86 |
101 |
North Dakota |
13 |
3 |
16 |
Ohio |
10 |
16 |
26 |
Oklahoma |
82 |
40 |
122 |
Oregon |
20 |
1 |
21 |
Pennsylvania |
2 |
6 |
8 |
South Carolina |
4 |
156 |
160 |
South Dakota |
27 |
0 |
27 |
Tennessee |
47 |
204 |
251 |
Texas |
141 |
352 |
493 |
Utah |
6 |
2 |
8 |
Vermont |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Virginia |
17 |
83 |
100 |
Washington |
25 |
1 |
26 |
West Virginia |
20 |
28 |
48 |
Wisconsin |
6 |
0 |
6 |
Wyoming |
30 |
5 |
35 |
Total |
1,297 |
3,446 |
4,743 |
*Statistics
provided by the Archives at Tuskegee Institute. |
The Reasons Given for the Murder of
African Americans
From Stewart E. Tolnay and
E.M. Beck, A Festival of Violence: An Analysis of Southern Lynchings,
1882-1930. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1992.
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Acting suspiciously
-
Gambling
-
Quarreling
-
Adultery
-
Grave robbing
-
Race hatred; Race troubles
-
Aiding murderer
-
Improper with white woman
-
Rape
-
Arguing with white man
-
Incest
-
Rape-murders
-
Arson Inciting to riot
-
Resisting mob
-
Assassination
-
Inciting trouble
-
Robbery
-
Attempted murder
-
Indolence
-
Running a bordello
-
Banditry
-
Inflammatory language
-
Sedition
-
Being disreputable
-
Informing
-
Slander
-
Being obnoxious
-
Injuring livestock
-
Spreading disease
-
Boasting about riot
-
Insulting white man
-
Stealing
-
Burglary
-
Insulting white woman
-
Suing white man
-
Child abuse
-
Insurrection
-
Swindling
-
Conjuring
-
Kidnapping
-
Terrorism
-
Courting white woman
-
Killing livestock
-
Testifying against white man
-
Criminal assault
-
Living with white woman
-
Throwing stones
-
Cutting levee
-
Looting
-
Train wrecking
-
Defending rapist
-
Making threats
-
Trying to colonize blacks
-
Demanding respect
-
Miscegenation
-
Trying to vote
-
Disorderly conduct
-
Mistaken identity
-
Unpopularity
-
Eloping with white woman
-
Molestation
-
Unruly remarks
-
Entered white woman's room
-
Murder
-
Using obscene language
-
Enticement
-
Non-sexual assault
-
Vagrancy
-
Extortion
-
Peeping Tom
-
Violated quarantine
-
Fraud
-
Pillage
-
Voodooism
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Plotting to kill
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Voting for wrong party
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Frightening white woman
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Poisoning well
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