The Costigan–Wagner Anti-Lynching Bill
In 1934 the NAACP renewed the fight for the passage of a federal anti-lynching law with a bill introduced by Senators Robert F. Wagner and Edward Costigan. The Costigan-Wagner bill provided for federal punishment of lynchers and state officials who did not enforce the law, and damages against the county where the lynching occurred of up to $10,000. To rally support, the NAACP released a pamphlet on the brutal lynching of Claude Neal in Marianna, Florida. However, Southern senators defeated the bill by filibuster.
In 1934 the NAACP renewed the fight for the passage of a federal anti-lynching law with a bill introduced by Senators Robert F. Wagner and Edward Costigan. The Costigan-Wagner bill provided for federal punishment of lynchers and state officials who did not enforce the law, and damages against the county where the lynching occurred of up to $10,000. To rally support, the NAACP released a pamphlet on the brutal lynching of Claude Neal in Marianna, Florida. However, Southern senators defeated the bill by filibuster.