Note 51:2 — Chapter III · LYNCHING FROM THE END OF CARPET-BAG RULE TO THE PRESENT TIME
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It seems fair to count rape, alleged rape, attempted rape, and so on,—all as rape; for it often happens that a Negro commits rape and escapes entirely. As an example, see account of the lynching of Ed. Berry (Baltimore Sun, Aug. 27, 1915). Berry confessed to twelve cases of criminal assault, each victim being a white woman.