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The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States
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Lynch-Law Statistics
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Why does Wells confine her 1893 tabulation strictly to the Chicago Tribune's count?
A
The Tribune was the only paper that covered lynching at all
B
To be safe from any charge of exaggeration, since the data came from a white-run source that had not been disputed
C
Because the Tribune paid her for exclusive use of its statistics
D
Because it was the only paper with a national wire service
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