Harding's Anti-Lynching Speech

Date: October 21, 1921 • Location: Washington, United States

President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting U.S. president against lynching in the Deep South.

Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of the most popular presidents at the time of his death. After that, a number of scandals were exposed that greatly damaged his reputation.