How can we promote critical thinking and media literacy to help individuals understand the complexities of race and history?

Lynching, an act of terror meant to spread fear among blacks, served the broad social purpose of maintaining white supremacy in the economic, social and ... Mar 31, 2022 ... ... Antilynching Act (pictured), officially denominating lynching a federal hate crime. The law allows for crimes — such as kidnappings ... Lynch syndrome is a hereditary condition that makes a person more likely to develop cancer. Other names for Lynch syndrome include Hereditary Nonpolyposis ... Apr 9, 2018 ... Lynch syndrome is an inherited condition which puts people at a much higher risk of developing bowel cancer, as well as increasing the risk of other cancers. Diagnosing Lynch syndrome · several close relatives over several generations who have developed bowel cancer or another cancer linked to LS – close relatives ... The Lynching of John Henry James (1898). SUMMARY. The lynching of John Henry James, an African American man accused of raping a white woman, took place a few ... In the United States, where the word lynching likely originated, lynchings of African Americans became frequent in the South during the period after the ... What is Lynch I syndrome and Lynch II syndrome? Lynch I syndrome is a term sometimes used to refer to families who have HNPCC with colorectal cancer only, while ... May 30, 2017 ... A hanging takes place after someone has been legally found guilty of a crime for which the punishment is death. A lynching is a vigilante person ... May 10, 2021 ... The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) has documented nearly 6,500 racial terror lynchings in America between 1865 and 1950. What was the purpose of ...