National Conference on Lynching

The National Conference on Lynching took place in Carnegie Hall, New York City, May 5–6, 1919. The goal of the conference was to pressure Congress to pass the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill. It was a project of the new NAACP, which in April released a report, Thirty Years of Lynching in the United States, 1889-1918. General John H. Sherburne, commander of the colored 167th Artillery Brigade of the 92nd Division, described the valor of the negro artillerymen under his command.

National Conference on Lynching

The National Conference on Lynching took place in Carnegie Hall, New York City, May 5–6, 1919. The goal of the conference was to pressure Congress to pass the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill. It was a project of the new NAACP, which in April released a report, Thirty Years of Lynching in the United States, 1889-1918. General John H. Sherburne, commander of the colored 167th Artillery Brigade of the 92nd Division, described the valor of the negro artillerymen under his command.