So, are there no studies or stats on Black lynchings post Civil War?
 
In other words, is this "thousands" hung number another of those things  that 
"everyone knows", but no one has documented or can prove?
 
At this point, I am not interested in knowing why there might not be a  
definitive number that is documented (rationales for a lack of documentation), I  
just want to know if anyone is aware of any such a finding by a credible  
historian or researcher.
 
I know that the NAACP asserts that "From 1882 to 1968, there were 4,742  
lynchings nationally", but I have been unable to ascertain where that number  came 
from as well. 
 
J South



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