Although most often associated with African Americans in the South, cases in which both Italians and Jews were lynched similarly to African Americans demonstrate how both groups:

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The lynching of Italians and Jews demonstrates how both groups had to go through a process of racialization to become considered White in the United States. This process involved distancing themselves from African Americans and adopting an identity that was seen as superior to Blackness. The fact that they were once considered non-white and subject to violence similar to African Americans highlights the arbitrary and socially constructed nature of race in America.

Although Most Often Associated with African Americans in the South