Lynching of Preston Porter Jr.

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Lynching of Preston Porter Jr. born?April 25, 1885
2. When did Lynching of Preston Porter Jr. die?November 16, 1900
3. What is the location of lynching?Near Limon, Colorado
4. What is the alleged crime?Suspicion of murder of an 11-year-old white girl
5. Who was Preston Porter Jr.?He was a young Black man born in 1885 who moved to Colorado with his family in 1900.
6. What happened to him in Colorado in 1900?He was arrested, tortured, and later taken by a mob, chained to a rail, and burned alive.

Racial Terror: Violence and intimidation used to maintain a racial hierarchy and suppress minority groups.
Systemic Bias: Unfair practices embedded within institutions that disadvantage certain groups.
Impunity: Freedom from punishment or from the injurious consequences of behavior.
Due Process: Fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.