Under Sentence of Death: Lynching in the South (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807846360)

From the assembled work of fifteen leading scholars emerges a complex and provocative portrait of lynching in the American South. With subjects ranging in time from the late antebellum period to the early twentieth century, and in place from the border states to the Deep South, this collection of essays provides a rich comparative context in which to study the troubling history of lynching. Covering a broad spectrum of methodologies, these essays further expand the study of lynching by exploring such topics as same-race lynchings, black resistance to white violence, and the political motivations for lynching. In addressing both the history and the legacy of lynching, the book raises important questions about Southern history, race relations, and the nature of American violence. Though focused on events in the South, these essays speak to patterns of violence, injustice, and racism that have plagued the entire nation. The contributors are Bruce E. Baker, E. M. Beck, W. Fitzhugh Brundage, Joan E. Cashin, Paula Clark, Thomas G. Dyer, Terence Finnegan, Larry J. Griffin, Nancy MacLean, William S. McFeely, Joanne C. Sandberg, Patricia A. Schechter, Roberta Senechal de la Roche, Stewart E. Tolnay, and George C. Wright.

Author: W. Fitzhugh Brundage
ISBN-10: 0807846368
ISBN-13: 9780807846360
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 06/02/1997
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.19w x 0.91d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/15/1997 pg. 83