The vast majority of lynching victims in the United States belonged to minority groups such as African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Chinese immigrants, and Italian immigrants.
The state most likely to lynch whites was Montana.
Unidentified corpse of badly beaten white male in shredded clothes hanging from rope stretched over unpaved street, onlookers in background. Circa 1900, Virginia City, Montana.
Gelatin silver print. 3 1/2 x 5 1/2" ink inscription on reverse: "V City Mont."
