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==1940s==
==1940s==
===Gavagan–Fish Act===
===Gavagan–Fish Act===
:{{main|Gavagan–Fish Anti-Lynching Bill}}
The final effort during the [[New Deal Coalition]] was in 1940. The bill that year, known as the Gavagan–Fish bill, with conservative Rep. [[Hamilton Fish, III]] (R–NY), as co-sponsor, passed 252–131, with 109 Democrats, 140 Republicans, 2 Progressives, and 1 American Laborer voting for and 123 Democrats and 8 Republicans voting against.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/76-3/h96 TO PASS H.R. 801, A BILL TO MAKE LYNCHING A FEDERAL CRIME.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 8, 2021.</ref> The [[Democratic party|Democratic]] vote flipped from favorable to unfavorable due to the 1938 midterms, in which Republicans regained some of their strength in the North. Republican support stayed roughly where it was at 95% while Northern Democrat support went down to 84%. The Southern Democrat percent support fell to 1%, with only Edward Creal (D–Ky.) voting in favor.
The final effort during the [[New Deal Coalition]] was in 1940. The bill that year, known as the Gavagan–Fish bill, with conservative Rep. [[Hamilton Fish, III]] (R–NY), as co-sponsor, passed 252–131, with 109 Democrats, 140 Republicans, 2 Progressives, and 1 American Laborer voting for and 123 Democrats and 8 Republicans voting against.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/76-3/h96 TO PASS H.R. 801, A BILL TO MAKE LYNCHING A FEDERAL CRIME.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 8, 2021.</ref> The [[Democratic party|Democratic]] vote flipped from favorable to unfavorable due to the 1938 midterms, in which Republicans regained some of their strength in the North. Republican support stayed roughly where it was at 95% while Northern Democrat support went down to 84%. The Southern Democrat percent support fell to 1%, with only Edward Creal (D–Ky.) voting in favor.