was sometimes led by well-to-do "gentlemen of property and standing."
Henretta, pg. 338.
They burned it, burning things is the best way to get your point across
There are no accurate figures that can definitively provide the exact number of African Americans who died as a result of mob violence. Violence was rampant under the policy of Jim Crow, and in many cases, deaths were not recorded as family members sometimes feared repercussions if they attempted to get justice for their loved ones. However, between 1882 and 1968, over 3400 blacks were lynched.
Mob rule led to control by the masses. This could lead to the attack of minorities. Anythimg that went against the overall beliefs of the mob was attacked. This anarchist method lead to much conflict in situations were the people opposed the government.
Lynching has no effect on the United States since lynching itself is an act of vigilante justice. From a general sense, lynchings show a break in society from the normal practice and concept of following the rule of law. American History is full of cases where State Militias have been used to quell the violence of a lynch mob.
rioting and murder by a white mob in springfield, illinois
National Emergency Committee Against Mob Violence was created in 1946.
Pogroms (that is, mob violence against Jews).
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* The word pogrom is often used for mob violence against Jews. (At first, this word - which of Russian origin - was used specifically of the the anti-Jewish mob violence in Tsarist Russia). * The Nazi genocide of the Jews is often called the Holocaust or Shoah. Until the late 1970s it was widely referred to using the Nazis' own term - the FinalSolution [of the Jewish Question]. Murder.Genocide.Ethnic Cleansing.
Some examples of mob violence from recent times include the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol by a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump, the 2020 incidents of mob violence in various cities during protests following the murder of George Floyd, and the 2019 mob attack on a university in India over student protests.
Yes, rioting is against the law. The word rioting means "a public act of violence by an unruly mob"; the destruction of property and the harming of innocent people and police officers are against the law.
Examples of mob violence/mentality are: The Mountain Meadow Massacre The French Revolution's Reign of Terror The Holocaust Salem Witch Trials The Second Red Scare
The term you're looking for is "pogrom." Pogroms refer to violent riots or attacks directed against a specific ethnic or religious group, often resulting in destruction of property, physical harm, or death. Historically, pogroms have been associated with anti-Semitic violence, but they can apply to any targeted group facing mob violence.
Mob A large crowd of people, esp. one that is disorderly and intent on causing trouble or violence. Wife: A married woman considered in relation to her husband So a wife of a trouble maker that causes violence
Mob justice can lead to violence, vigilantism, and the circumvention of legal processes. It can result in innocent individuals being wrongly accused or harmed, and can escalate tensions within communities. Additionally, mob justice undermines the rule of law and can perpetuate a cycle of violence.