Revisit: DYER ANTI-LYNCHING BILL (1922)
The Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill (hereinafter “Dyer Bill”) refers to a 1922 Congressional effort to pass federal legislation to address and otherwise provide federal prosecution of nationwide lynchings, particularly those in the southern states. The bill was first introduced by Missouri Congressman Leonidas C. Dyer in 1918. Continue reading Revisit: DYER ANTI-LYNCHING BILL (1922)
