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Word: gawping (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...manhunters gawp in her yard while the "raped" girl, dizzy with nympholepsy, shows off her breasts. Most of them know she is a slut, some of them doubt she was ever raped; but this is a nigger hunt. Later they break into Negro cabins, strip a Negro couple, whip the husband, turpentine his wife's belly, rape a mulatto girl. Before they get Sonny they drag Sam behind a car. After they have killed Sonny the girl confesses his innocence. They stone her to death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Lynching Comedy | 3/11/1940 | See Source »

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