Displaying 1 of 1 2007 Format: Book Author: Uschan, Michael V., 1948- Title: Lynching and murder in the deep South / Michael V. Uschan. Publisher, Date: Detroit : Lucent Books, c2007. Description: 104 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. Summary: Describes the history of lynching in the South after the Civil War, including the increase in violence and brutal treatment of the victims, a demographic look at those who formed lynch mobs, and the efforts undertaken to prevent lynching. Series: Lucent library of Black history Subjects: Lynching -- Southern States -- History. African Americans -- Violence against -- Southern States -- History. Lynching. Southern States -- Race relations -- History. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-99) and index. Contents: Introduction: the tools of racial terrorism -- The brutality of lynching and murder -- Maintaining social and racial order through violence -- The face of hatred : the perpetrators of violence -- The effort to end lynching -- Violence during the civil rights era -- Justice delayed : prosecuting lynchers decades later. ISBN: 1590188454 : LIB System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 Control Number: 36987 Course Reserves: 0 # System items in: 2 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
