Talk:Lynching

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Non-black lynchings

Of course lynching does have a history closely linked to racialism however over a third of all lynchings in the U.S. were not black victims. I think there should be a section dealing with them. John Not Real Name (talk) 18:38, 18 April 2025 (UTC)

Not an American thing

The article claims that the term "lynching" likely originated in the US, but that can't be true, as in Galway there's a "Lynch's Window" because in the middle ages the mayor (or someone who owned a castle there, I can't quite remember) lynched his son by hanging him from a window in a wall, and it's been called that for centuries before the US even existed. B4brain (talk) 17:41, 13 May 2026 (UTC)

"Felony lynching" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Felony lynching has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 July 20 § Felony lynching until a consensus is reached. Jruderman (talk) 21:11, 20 July 2026 (UTC)