Lynch Mobs by OJH Mobile3

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Lynch Mobs

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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Whites tried to strike fear in African Amercians, this is why they saw lynching so affective.
Most lynching took place in small Southern towns.
Lynching was rarely prosecuted and was never made illegal until 1946
Lynching wasn't only killing, it was also beating, cutting off fingers, burning down houses, or destruction of crops.
Lynch mobs were often advertised in newspapers to try and persuade families to join.

"Let's clear out ", he called."Let's get going, boys." P.206
This quote explains how there was no consequence for the people in the mob, they simply walked away after attempting to kill Tom Robinson
"In ones and twos, men got out of the cars. Shadows became substance as lights revealed solid shapes moving to the jail door."
This quote shows how the white lynch mob went to the jail cell in order to strike fear in a black man, named Tom Robinson.
The final connection is how most lynchings took place in small southern towns; Maycomb is a rather small town located in Alabama.

Lynching is the practice whereby a mob takes the law into its own hands in order to injure and or kill a person of suspected wrongdoing.
Lynching rised after the civil war and the cessation of reconstruction.
Lynching derived it's power from the participation of the "white community" to attack and usually murder an African American
From 1950-1967 there was more than 2500 lynchings, the majority of which were negroes, the early twentieth century did not see a significant decrease.
In 2001 there was more than 100 negroes lynched and before WW1 the number went up to more than 1,100.

"Lynching is the practice whereby a mob, usually several dozen or several hundred persons, takes the law into its own hands in order to injure or kill a person accused of some wrong doing"(Robert L. Zangrando).
Lynching or mob violence is usually associated with racism.
Usually motivated by anger, hatred, or outrage.
"Lynching had become a ritual of interracial social control and recreation rather than simply a punishment for crime"(Robert L. Zangrando).

From TKAM: "In ones and twos, men got out of cars. Shadows became substance as lights revealed solid shapes moving toward the jail door. Atticus remained where he was. The men hid from view"(Harper Lee,202).
"This was the second time I heard Atticus ask that question in two days, and it meant somebody's man would get jumped. This was too good to miss"(Harper Lee,202).
The deal with Tom Robinson at the jail was associated with a lynch mob.
Also, these sort of mobs were common at the time in southern towns like the town of Maycomb.