On this day, Congressman George H. White of North Carolina introduced a bill to make lynching a federal crime. As the only Black member of Congress at the time, White took a courageous stand against racial violence. The bill died in committee, reflecting the deep resistance to federal anti-lynching legislation. Reports indicate that in 1900 alone, 105 African Americans were lynched in the United States.
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