The Making of a Lynching Culture

The Making of a Lynching Culture
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ISBN-13 : 0252074300
ISBN-10 : 9780252074301
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Book Synopsis The Making of a Lynching Culture by : William D. Carrigan

Download or read book The Making of a Lynching Culture written by William D. Carrigan and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On May 15, 1916, a crowd of 15,000 witnessed the lynching of an 18-year-old black farm worker. Most central Texans of the time failed to call for the punishment of the mob's leaders. This work seeks to explain how a culture of violence that nourished this practice could form and endure for so long among ordinary people.


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