What is true about the number of lynchings in the South over the period 1889–1932?
A) Two or three people were lynched, on average, every week for thirty years.
B) It was actually very small, although the black press constantly reported false occurrences.
C) About ten people were lynched daily, in the South alone.
D) No statistics were ever kept about the numbers of lynchings.
Answer: A
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