“Somebody must show that the Afro-American race is more sinned against than sinning, and it seems to have fallen upon me to do so. The awful death-toll that Judge Lynch is calling every week is appalling, not only because, of the lives it takes, [and] the rank cruelty and outrage to the victims, but because of the prejudice it fosters and the stain it places against the good name of the weak race. The Afro-American is not a bestial race.”
—Ida B. Wells, preface to Southern Horrors
Question
Use the quote to answer the question.
Which statement best expresses the meaning of the metaphor “Judge Lynch” in the text from the preface to Southern Horrors?
(1 point)
Responses
African American mobs were committing many murders.
African American mobs were committing many murders.
African Americans were frequently sent to jail by corrupt judges.
African Americans were frequently sent to jail by corrupt judges.
Many African Americans were being murdered by mobs.
Many African Americans were being murdered by mobs.
Judges often approved the death penalty for African Americans.
Judges often approved the death penalty for African Americans.
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