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38 States Free of Lynchings in 1924 Roll of Honor
Washington March 17 The Federal Council of Churches releases its third annual non lynching roll of honor naming 38 states free from lynchings in 1924. Three new states Arkansas Oklahoma and Virginia join, while Illinois Kentucky South Carolina and Tennessee lose their spotless records. The report notes 16 lynchings in 1924, lowest since records began, and outlines how definitions of lynching vary across authorities and laws.
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