A primary goal of the NAACP in the 1920s was to push for federal legislation that would:
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Correct answer: Classify lynching as a federal crime nationwide
The NAACP, led by figures like James Weldon Johnson, fought tirelessly for the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill. Although it consistently failed in the Senate, the campaign brought national attention to the atrocities committed in the South.
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