Lynching is murder by mob, often by hanging, in order to punish an alleged transgressors, or to intimidate, control, or other wise manipulate a specific sector of a population.("Wikipedia")
Nearly 3,500 blacks and 1,300 whites were lynched in the United States between 1882-1920.
Most blacks were lynched for allegedly having assaulted or murdered black men.
Lynching is now illegal in every state in the U.S.
Lynching still happens to day, in lesser developed regions, but is not common practice.
