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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
During the beginning of the New Deal era, the increasing willingness of the federal government to exercise increasing power on economic issues caused civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson to believe that the political atmosphere may also pave the way for passing legislation to combat lynching on the national level.<ref>Greenbaum, Fred (1967). [https://archive.org/details/sim_journal-of-human-relations_third-quarter-1967_15_3 ''The Anti-Lynching Bill of 1935: The Irony of "Equal Justice—Under Law"], p. 72. ''Internet Archive''. Retrieved December 2, 2022.</ref> Johnson spoke to [[NAACP]] Executive Secretary Walter F. White, who subsequently requested Colorado senator Edward P. Costigan to introduce an anti-lynching bill before Congress.
The Act was presented to Congress by Sens. Edward P. Costigan of Colorado and Robert F. Wagner of New York, both liberal, pro–New Deal Democrats.<ref group=note>Although anti-lynching bills in the 1930s were typically introduced by liberal New Deal Democrats, the New Deal Coalition itself was not united over the issue.</ref> This stands in contrast to the leadership nature of the previous major anti-lynching bill presented in Congress, introduced by conservative Republican Leonidas C. Dyer.
The Act was presented to Congress by Sens. Edward P. Costigan of Colorado and Robert F. Wagner of New York, both liberal, pro–New Deal Democrats.<ref group=note>Although anti-lynching bills in the 1930s were typically introduced by liberal New Deal Democrats, the New Deal Coalition itself was not united over the issue.</ref> This stands in contrast to the leadership nature of the previous major anti-lynching bill presented in Congress, introduced by conservative Republican Leonidas C. Dyer.