Historical lynchings and white registration today
Black lynchings | White registered voters (%) |
---|---|
0.25 | 75.28 |
0.66 | 77.98 |
0.94 | 76.31 |
1.43 | 73.04 |
1.99 | 74.86 |
2.29 | 75.83 |
2.76 | 77.24 |
3.02 | 76.93 |
3.28 | 76.08 |
3.62 | 75.18 |
4.03 | 75.57 |
4.53 | 72.62 |
4.99 | 74.36 |
5.35 | 75.80 |
6.06 | 78.32 |
7.39 | 77.39 |
9.45 | 78.19 |
16.89 | 75.68 |
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