Question

what strategies did the national association for the advancement of colored people (naacp) devise in response to racial violence, including lynchings, during the early to mid-1900s?

correct answer(s)

• the naacp supported outside strategies like writing news stories and mass demonstrations.
• the naacp worked with governors in the southern states to change their position and pass anti-lynching laws.
• the naacp lobbied congress to pass federal anti-lynching legislation.
• the naacp petitioned three presidents to denounce racialized violence and won a landmark case about mob violence in the supreme court.

incorrect answer(s)

Explanation:

Analyze historical strategies of the NAACP

During the early to mid-1900s, the NAACP responded to racial violence and lynchings by:

• Publishing reports, writing news stories (such as in The Crisis), and organizing mass demonstrations (like the 1917 Silent Protest Parade).
• Lobbying Congress extensively to pass federal anti-lynching legislation (such as the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill).
• Petitioning U.S. presidents (including Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, and Calvin Coolidge) to publicly denounce lynching, and litigating in court (e.g., Moore v. Dempsey regarding mob-dominated trials).

Identify incorrect strategies

• The NAACP did not successfully work with Southern governors to pass anti-lynching laws, as Southern state executives and legislatures overwhelmingly supported or tolerated white supremacy and Jim Crow policies, resisting federal or state-level interference.

Answer:

Correct Answer(s)

• The NAACP supported outside strategies like writing news stories and mass demonstrations. (Correct answer)
• The NAACP lobbied Congress to pass federal anti-lynching legislation. (Correct answer)
• The NAACP petitioned three presidents to denounce racialized violence and won a landmark case about mob violence in the Supreme Court. (Correct answer)

Incorrect Answer(s)

• The NAACP worked with governors in the Southern states to change their position and pass anti-lynching laws.