Author Question: After the Civil War, allegations of rape involving Black offenders and White victims were treated ... (Read 70 times)

yoroshambo · **on:** Aug 7, 2018

After the Civil War, allegations of rape involving Black offenders and White victims were treated with heightened virulence. One of the ways in which this heightened virulence manifested was through _______________, which peaked near the end of the 19th century.

a. special doctrinal rules
b. lynching
c. common-law barriers
d. statutory penalties

Question 2

During the slavery period, the rape of Black women by White or Black men was:

a. legal
b. illegal
c. subject to the death penalty
d. infrequent and illegal