Week 4: Assignment 1 Due: Tuesday, January 26th
Directions: Use a reputable source to research
the answers to the following questions.
1. What are racial terror lynchings?
2. What is the purpose of a racial terror lynching? Why do they occur?
3. What is the difference between a lynching and a hanging?
4. How did lynchings cause or contribute to the Great Migration?
5. What is the Legacy Mueseum, and where is the Legacy Museum located?
Directions: Read the articles below and
answer the following questions.
Article 1: Emmett Till
Emmett Till is murdered

Titinius.] why didst thou send me forth, brave cassius? did i not meet thy friends, and did not they put on my brows this wreath of victory, and bid me give it thee? didst thou not hear their shouts? alas, thou hast misconstrued everything! but hold thee, take this garland on thy brow. thy brutus bid me give it thee, and i will do his bidding. brutus, come apace, and see how i regarded caius cassius. by your leave, gods,—this is a roman’s part: come, cassius’ sword, and find titinius’ heart. which theme is best expressed by the text evidence in the excerpt? a. power corrupts those who achieve it. b victory has a high cost for both sides of a conflict. c. loyalty to one's superior is more important than life. d.people in power cannot recognize success.