A major lesson of the story is the importance of ''[[due process]]'', which Southern racists have historically disregarded in often using flimsy accusations of rape to perpetuate lynchings against blacks. This emphasis has been evidently disregarded by modern-day liberal Democrats, such as with the [[Kavanaugh smear]].
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A major lesson of the story is the importance of ''[[due process]]'', which Southern racists have historically disregarded in often using flimsy/false accusations of rape to perpetuate lynchings against blacks. This emphasis has been evidently disregarded by modern-day liberal Democrats, such as with the [[Kavanaugh smear]].