Historical lynchings and black registration today

Black lynchings Black registered voters (%)
0.04 77.05
0.62 75.28
1.06 73.84
1.47 75.41
1.89 77.65
2.29 76.62
2.52 75.35
2.92 75.97
3.40 72.87
3.83 74.63
4.16 74.96
4.53 69.29
5.03 67.76
5.54 79.18
6.05 73.01
7.37 76.38
9.36 75.02
16.73 68.53

Notes: Estimates are based on lynching data from 1882–1930 and registration data from 2000–2012.

Source: Author’s analysis of Historical American Lynching Project data and registration data from the Secretary of State offices in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and South Carolina

View the underlying data on epi.org.