Lynching Legislation - Report on Anti-Lynching Legislation prepared by Legislative Reference Service, 1900-1939, 1940-1941
Scope and Contents
Includes correspondence between Margarent Williams of the AFRO library Lucy Salamanca at the Legislative Reference Service, and a report on anti-lynching legislation between 1900 and 1939.
Dates
- Creation: 1940-1941
Document Types
Report, Correspondence
Arrangement
Most of the morgue material on lynching is arranged in two main categories, Lynching Cases, and Lynching Legislation. Files documenting Lynching Cases are arranged by state. Specific lynching cases with a large volume of documents are arranged in their own folders. The lynching legislation files for federal legislation are arranged chronologically by congressional term, and state legislation by state, following the original order of the series. Additional material documenting lynchings is found elsewhere in the morgue collection, filed under the names of victims and others involved in incidents, subsequent trials, or political activity.
Processing Information
Clippings found filed with this report have been filed under the heading "Lynching Legislation - Clippings."
Original Location
TN0606, TUB 105
Repository Details
Part of the AFRO American Newspapers Archives Repository