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This Day in Legal History: Georgia Bans Lynching
On December 20, 1893, Georgia enacted the nation’s first anti-lynching law, making lynching a felony punishable by up to four years in prison. The move marked an early, if largely symbolic, legislative response to the epidemic of racial violence that gripped the United States during the late 19th century. While Georgia’s statute was groundbreaking, it was neither robustly enforced nor particularly effective at curbing mob violence, particularly against Black Americans. The systemic racism entrenched in law enforcement and the judiciary often…
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