Lynching--Law and legislation--United States
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Related to LCSH heading "Lynching--Law and legislation," sh2013003086, found at https://lccn.loc.gov/sh2013003086. Records related to laws and legislation surrounding lynching in the United States. Examples of anti-lynching legislation include the failed Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill (1918-1922), the Costigan-Wagner Bill (introduced in 1934), and the successful Emmett-Till Anti-Lynching Act of 2022 which codified lynching as a federal hate crime.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
John C. "Jack" Nichols Collection
Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-042
Scope and Contents
The Nichols Collection contains 0.75 cubic feet and consists primarily of correspondence, memos, telegrams, and campaign materials. There are also invitations, Congressional Record reprints, a diary (1945), speeches, scrapbooks, voting records (1939-1940), congressional reports, and clippings. Although the collection covers the period from 1934-1949, most of the material documents Nichols's congressional career. Topics covered include campaigns; aviation and air accidents, including the...
Dates:
1934-1949; Majority of material found in 1935-1943