Who were the primary targets of lynching and why?

A major motive for lynching, particularity in the South, was the white society's efforts to maintain white supremacy after the emancipation of slaves following the American Civil War

Explanation:

some american cities felt workers were being oppressed by business monopolies

mount st. helens in washington erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people on this day in 1980. ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as minnesota. seismic activity at mount st. helens, which is 96 miles south of seattle, began on march 16.