Step 1: Locate at least one but preferably three or more newspaper articles about the lynching(s) published within a month or two of the lynching. To locate articles, refer to this LibGuide and the following resources:
Web-based archive of Americana that features images and full text content from many historical newspapers.
Provides access to Newspaper.com Library Edition World Collection which contains thousands of historical newspapers from well-known regional and smaller local papers published in the United States, England, Canada, and other countries, with coverage ranging from the late 1600s to the 2000s.
Coverage for the Post and Courier: 1873 to present from NewsBank's Access World News.
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Coverage: 1851-2013
Online access to approximately 270 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience.
The NAACPs Major CampaignsScottsboro, Anti-Lynching, Criminal Justice, Peonage, Labor, and Segregation and Discrimination Complaints and Responses
Step 2: Conduct further research on the lynching victim(s) using (1) census records and (2) at least two peer-reviewed articles or books about lynching in general, the location of the lynching(s), and/or the victim(s) you are researching. You may also research media coverage
The NAACPs Major Campaigns Education, Voting, Housing, Employment, Armed Forces
The political side of the freedom movement, the role of civil rights organizations in pushing for civil rights legislation, and the interaction between African Americans and the federal government in the 20th century
Branches out to cover other aspects of African American life in the 20th century, like religion, sports, education, fraternal organizations, and even the field of entertainment.
Documents the efforts of district attorneys from southern states to uphold federal laws in the states that fought in the Confederacy or were Border States.
Comprises the National Negro Business League files in Part III of the Booker T. Washington Papers in the possession of the Library of Congress.
Search for books, articles, and more.