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Till's lynching and the subsequent activism of his mother Mamie Till-Mobley helped galvanise the civil rights movement in the US.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

The National Memorial is the first institution of its kind dedicated to the legacy of the Black Americans who were the victims of the racial terror of lynching.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

But the title’s blunt, irrefutable statement carries Allison Russell toward harsh thoughts about racism, slavery, exploitation, lynching and sin — and then to an unexpected coda.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2023

The law makes lynching a federal hate crime.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 9, 2023

Then again, I also understood that Kathy was only doing what students of my generation had done to help end lynching.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson