1920

Commission on Interracial Cooperation

Pamphlet

Title: An Appeal To The Christian People of the South

One pamphlet entitled An Appeal To The Christian People of the South dated 1920. This is an early publication by a group known as the Commission on Interracial Cooperation (“CIC”). According to the Georgia Encyclopedia online, the CIC was made up of mostly white church leaders and was founded in Atlanta in 1919 to “to oppose lynching, mob violence, and peonage and to educate white southerners concerning the worst aspects of racial abuse.” This report derived from the group's meeting in Blue Ridge, North Carolina in August, 1920. The booklet contains a two page report on how the CIC came about…

GLC10125

1935

Commission on Interracial Cooperation

Book

Title: The Mob Still Rides: A Review of the Lynching Record (1931-1935)

One copy of a book entitled, "The Mob Still Rides: A Review of the Lynching Record (1931-1935)" printed by Commission on Interracial Cooperation dated 1935. Provides data of 84 lynchings that had taken place in 5 years. Analysis contains data on complaints, unpunished lynchers, lynch mobs, exploitation, and media reporting.

GLC09977.03