Antilynching
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Antilynching is an adjective meaning Opposed to the practice of lynching.
Meaning
Opposed to the practice of lynching.
More Meanings
- (law) Prohibiting the practice of lynching
Example Sentences
The year before, he donated his earnings from his performance in Eugene O'Neill's All God's Chillun Got Wings to Jewish refugees fleeing Germany, and in 1945 he worked to get Harry Truman to support an antilynching law.
Writing from London, to the Chicago Inter Ocean, Nov. 25, 1894, the distinguished compiler of our last census, Hon. Robert P. Porter, gives the American people a most interesting review of the antilynching crusade in England, submitting editorial opinions from all sections of England and Scotland, showing the consensus of British opinion on this subject.
Related Words
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