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===Anti-Lynching Bill of 1937===
===Anti-Lynching Bill of 1937===
:{{main|Gavagan–Van Nuys–Wagner Act}}
[[File:Joseph A. Gavagan.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Anti-lynching bills introduced by Rep. [[Joseph A. Gavagan]] were stifled in the Senate.]]
[[File:Joseph A. Gavagan.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Anti-lynching bills introduced by Rep. [[Joseph A. Gavagan]] were stifled in the Senate.]]
[[File:Southern Democrat filibuster of anti-lynching legislation.png|thumb|right|330px|Southern senators (from left to right) [[Tom Connally]], [[Walter F. George]], [[Richard Russell, Jr.]], and [[Claude Pepper]] filibustering anti-lynching legislation in 1938.]]
[[File:Southern Democrat filibuster of anti-lynching legislation.png|thumb|right|330px|Southern senators (from left to right) [[Tom Connally]], [[Walter F. George]], [[Richard Russell, Jr.]], and [[Claude Pepper]] filibustering anti-lynching legislation in 1938.]]
Proponents tried again in 1937 with the Gavagan–Wagner Act, Rep. Joseph Gavagan (D–NY) being the new sponsor. This bill passed 277–120, with 189 Democrats, 75 Republicans, 8 Progressives, and 5 Farmer-Labors voting for and 117 Democrats and 3 Republicans voting against.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 8, 2021.</ref> This bill once again was killed by Democrats in the Senate. Different from the bill's reception in the House during 1922, there were a majority of Democrats voting in favor as the Republican presence was greatly reduced during the New Deal; thus, many Northern Democrats are in Congress and voting for the measure. Yet 96% of Republicans voted for the measure, while 92% of Northern Democrats did so. Only 6% of Southern Democrats voted for it.
Proponents tried again in 1937 with the Gavagan–Wagner Act, Rep. Joseph Gavagan (D–NY) being the new sponsor. This bill passed 277–120, with 189 Democrats, 75 Republicans, 8 Progressives, and 5 Farmer-Labors voting for and 117 Democrats and 3 Republicans voting against.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 8, 2021.</ref> This bill once again was killed by Democrats in the Senate. Different from the bill's reception in the House during 1922, there were a majority of Democrats voting in favor as the Republican presence was greatly reduced during the New Deal; thus, many Northern Democrats are in Congress and voting for the measure. Yet 96% of Republicans voted for the measure, while 92% of Northern Democrats did so. Only 6% of Southern Democrats voted for it.