Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Report of the Secretary to the Anti-Lynching Committee," National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), pp. 1, 5-7, 21 January 1912
Description
Election day violence in 1920 in Ocoee, Florida, was discussed in this excerpt of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) Anti-Lynching Committee Report. After investigating the aftermath of the day's mob violence for himself, the assistant secretary drew the conclusion that newspaper reports were drastically incomplete and inaccurate. A special emphasis was placed on the role played by the Ku Klux Klan.
Transcript of Anti-Lynching Committee Report, pages 1, 5-7
Transcribed Excerpts from Anti-Lynching Committee Report
Source-Dependent Questions
- In what ways did the findings of the assistant secretary of the NAACP differ from that of local newspaper reports?
- What inferences can be made about the white community of Ocoee based on these events?
- What, according to the assistant secretary, was necessary to reduce the violence and discrimination against African Americans in the South?
Citation Information
"Report of the Secretary to the Anti-Lynching Committee," National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), pp. 1, 5-7, 21 January 1912. Courtesy of Library of Congress