Lynching in North Carolina : a history, 1865-1941 /

Lynching in North Carolina : a history, 1865-1941 /

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Author / Creator:Newkirk, Vann R., 1962-
Imprint:Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, c2009.
Description:v, 206 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Lynching -- North Carolina.
Murder -- North Carolina.
Lynching.
Murder.
Race relations.
North Carolina -- Race relations -- History.
North Carolina.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7536363
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ISBN:9780786439287 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
0786439289 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-200) and index.
Summary:"From the end of the Civil War until the mid-1920s, the culture of lynching prospered in North Carolina. Between 1865 and 1941, at least168 North Carolinians lost their lives to this form of mob violence. This work provides a list of all 168 documented lynchings, including a detailed account of the more infamous occasions"--Provided by publisher.

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