Which of the following statements is true of lynching in the 20th century?
A. Lynching resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that racial segregation was constitutional.
B. Unlike the police, lynch mobs had to operate with limits.
C. Less than a quarter of lynch victims were actually accused of rape or attempted rape.
D. Lynching was primarily done to protest anti-miscegenation laws.
Answer: C
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