Humanities Homework Help

The Origins of Lynching Culture in the United States

1) Define the term lynching, according to the  evidence presented by the video clip. 

2) What were some of the myths about African Americans that were sued to justify lynching and violence against them?  

3) How did African Americans resist and fight back against lynching? Be sure to give at least one example. 

PROMPT #2:

As the second part of your post, please read these two brief articles on the Populism and the Dawes Act:

Populism: http://www.americanyawp.com/text/16-capital-and-labor/#V_The_Populist_Movement

Dawes Act: https://www.thoughtco.com/dawes-act-4690679

1) What were the goals of the Populists? How did they want to change the US money system? Were they successful?

2) What were they key parts of of the Dawes Act?