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Lynching Record
The Chicago Tribune's own year-by-year lynching count, 1882 to 1899, broken down by the charge each victim faced — proof, in the hostile press's own numbers, that most were never even accused of rape.
Chicago Tribune's year-by-year lynching count, 1882-1899Charges against lynching victims by categoryLess than a third ever accused of rapeWells's closing argument