The conventional number I've seen in various places is right about 5,000. I can't speak to the methodology that produced that number, however--so while I have seen people whom I believe to be responsible use that number, I don't know the original scholarship in which it was first derived. My guess is that there are others here more qualified than I am to assess the reliability of this figure. All best, Kevin ---- Original message ---- >Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:11:41 EDT >From: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: The Law & Lynching >To: [log in to unmask] > >Anne; > >Where do you get your "numbers" of Black Americans lynched post Civil War? >Or, weren't you the one who came up with the "thousands" estimate? > >J South > > > >************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Kevin R. Hardwick, Ph.D. Department of History James Madison University