Question

Apart from the racial identity of victims, what typically triggered the lynch violence of southern white mobs?

a. the victim's parenting style.
b. the victim's alleged sexual conduct.
c. the victim's lack of education.
d. the victim's northern accent.
e. the victim's lack of employment.

Answer 1

Apart from the racial identity of victims, what triggered the lynch violence of southern white mobs was the victim's alleged sexual conduct.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D.

Lynching during the Southern white mobs was triggered by the refusal towards social and political equality for all individuals. Most of the lynchings were commited by white mobs against black people as a manner of fostering white supremacy. Sometimes whites were also lynched, generally detractors, abolitionist teachers, etc. Also some people was murdered due to their sexual conduct.