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Nearly passed anti-lynching legislation
Women engaged in a host of social justice causes as members of mixed-sex organizations and women's groups. This 1922 petition from the International Uplift League -- signed by female and male representatives -- urged Federal action against lynching. Especially critical to African American women and men, passage of the Dyer Anti-Lynching bill looked promising but was ultimately blocked by a filibuster in Congress. |