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Dyer Bill
Definition
- The Dyer bill, proposed in 1918 by Congressman Leonidas Dyer of Missouri, was the first major attempt by Congress to eliminate the practice of lynching. The purpose of the bill was to hold state and local governments accountable for their support of intimidation against Blacks, including lynching, which largely went unpunished by 1 aw enforcement officials during the post-Reconstruction era in the South. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Dyer Bill]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Dyer_Bill
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