Black elected officials and many others have always found against lynching. Goerge White, the last African American to serve in Congress during Reconstruction, introduced an anti-lynching bill in 1900. #GeorgeWhite #Lynching

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Congressman George White and Anti-Lynching Bill, 1900

On January 20th 1900, Black Congressman George H. White, a Republican from North Carolina, introduced a bill to make lynching of Americans a federal offense, only to see the bill die in committee.

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