Never knew that.
I have a friend who has been telling everyone for years that more Mexicans were hung than blacks.
I have been unable to confirm this, even though I doubt it.
I suspect your friend is nuts, if he’s referring to lynchings. Outside Texas, the SW and CA, there just weren’t many Mexicans around until recent decades. OTOH, he might be right for CA and the SW, cause back in the day there were darn few blacks around the lynch.
Lynchings, BTW, while a sad episode in American history, have been grossly exaggerated.
Less than 5000 people total were lynched since 1882. None for 60 years. If I remember right, about 2/3 of them were black, the rest being lumped together in the stats as white.
It is probable most of those who were lynched were guilty of serious crimes, and quite a few probably would have been executed if they been given a fair trial.
But 5000 people in a country of this size over 140 years just isn’t that many.
Not trying to be an apologist for lynching, just to put it into perspective.