take steps to stop all lynchings. Ironically, he did not back the proposed Wagner-Costigan Act, though he did add a Civil Rights Section to the Justice Department. References External links Northwest Missouri State University resources on the case The Tragedy of Lynching by Arthur F. Raper Time Magazine, 1931 article 1931 deaths 1931 murders in the United States American people convicted of murder American rapists People murdered in Missouri Lynching deaths in Missouri Racially motivated violence against African Americans Murdered African-American people People from Maryville, Missouri January 1931 events African-American history of Missouri History of racism in Missouri African-American history between emancipation and the civil rights movement 1931 in Missouri Prisoners murdered in custody Anti-black racism in the United States Nodaway County, Missouri Crimes in Missouri