Thousands of Blacks Were Lynched During Reconstruction and Throughout the Mid-Twentieth

Thousands of blacks were lynched during Reconstruction and throughout the mid-twentieth century.These acts of violence can be described as ________________.

A) erratic acts of mob aggression
B) an unfortunate result of the lack of a formal criminal justice system
C) isolated events limited to a few counties in the South
D) preplanned events that drew large crowds of onlookers