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 petitioned three presidents to denounce racialized violence and won a landmark case about mob violence in the supreme court.
• the naacp lobbied congress to pass federal anti-lynching legislation.

Explanation:

Analyze the historical strategies of the NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), founded in 1909, employed several key strategies to combat racial violence and lynchings during the early to mid-1900s:

• Outside strategies: They published investigative reports (such as Thirty Years of Lynching in the United States), wrote news stories in The Crisis, and organized mass protests (like the 1917 Silent Protest Parade).
• Executive and judicial lobbying: They petitioned Presidents Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, and Calvin Coolidge to publicly condemn lynching, and successfully litigated cases regarding mob violence and due process in the Supreme Court (e.g., Moore v. Dempsey in 1923).
• Legislative lobbying: They heavily lobbied Congress to pass federal anti-lynching legislation, such as the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill.
• Southern governors: The NAACP did not successfully work with Southern governors to pass state-level anti-lynching laws, as these state executives routinely resisted federal interference and defended local white supremacy.

Evaluate the given options

• Option 1 (Supported outside strategies...): Correct. The NAACP utilized public awareness campaigns, investigative journalism, and mass demonstrations.
• Option 2 (Worked with governors in the Southern states...): Incorrect. Southern governors generally opposed civil rights reforms and anti-lynching measures during this era.
• Option 3 (Petitioned three presidents... won a landmark case...): Correct. They petitioned Wilson, Harding, and Coolidge, and won Moore v. Dempsey (1923) concerning mob-dominated trials.
• Option 4 (Lobbied Congress to pass federal anti-lynching legislation): Correct. They consistently lobbied for federal intervention, notably supporting the Dyer Bill.

Answer:

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