Oh, the South continued to have its fair share of lynchings until Martin Luther King, Sr. started his civil rights campaign. King's eldest son was tragically killed by the Ku Klux Klan in the early 40's, remember? That's what started the Civil Rights Movement in the first place.
OOC: MLK Sr. was a Republican, iirc
IC: If I recall correctly, MLK Sr. was a Republican through and through. He's a hero for averting Civil War: Round Two.