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November 6, 1942
Arkansas State Press
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
NAACP pushes for signatures on Gavagan anti-lynch bill amid recent Mississippi lynchings of two 14-year-old boys and a 49-year-old man, to prevent further violence before Congress adjourns.
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Washington, D.C. Aware of the shortness of time before the adjournment of the present session of Congress, the Washington Bureau of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced this week that it was cooperating with the NAACP branches throughout the country in an effort to get signatures of their respective congressmen affixed to the discharge petition on the Gavagan anti-lynch bill.
The Association stated that the revival of activity on the anti-lynching bill would halt the wave of lynchings set off by the Miss. outbreak when within one week two fourteen year old boys charged with attempted rape and 1 49 year old man already sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a white man, were lynched.
The Association stated that the revival of activity on the anti-lynching bill would halt the wave of lynchings set off by the Miss. outbreak when within one week two fourteen year old boys charged with attempted rape and 1 49 year old man already sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a white man, were lynched.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Anti Lynching Bill
Naacp
Gavagan Bill
Lynchings
Mississippi
Discharge Petition
What entities or persons were involved?
National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (Naacp)
Gavagan
Where did it happen?
Washington, D.C.; Mississippi
Story Details
Key Persons
National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (Naacp)
Gavagan
Location
Washington, D.C.; Mississippi
Event Date
This Week
Story Details
The NAACP Washington Bureau cooperates with branches to get congressmen to sign the discharge petition for the Gavagan anti-lynch bill before Congress adjourns, aiming to halt lynchings following a Mississippi outbreak where two 14-year-old boys and a 49-year-old man were lynched.