Democracy abroad, lynching at home: racial violence in Florida

In this book, Tameka Hobbs investigates the history of racial violence and lynchings in Florida, focusing especially on a string of brutal lynchings that occurred during the 1940s. She argues that these lynchings created difficult diplomatic moments during both World War II and the Cold War period a...

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Main Author: Hobbs, Tameka B. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville Tallahassee Tampa Boca Raton University Press of Florida [2015]
In:Year: 2015
Online Access: Book review (H-Net)
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Keywords:
African Americans > Crimes against > Florida
Florida > Lynchjustiz > Geschichte
Florida > Race relations > History
Lynching > Florida
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Summary:In this book, Tameka Hobbs investigates the history of racial violence and lynchings in Florida, focusing especially on a string of brutal lynchings that occurred during the 1940s. She argues that these lynchings created difficult diplomatic moments during both World War II and the Cold War period and that they forced the U.S. government to become more active in prosecuting racial violence
Lynched twice: Arthur C. Williams, Gadsden County, 1941 -- A degree of restraint: the trials of Cellos Harrison, 1940-1943 -- The failure of forbearance: the lynching of Cellos Harrison, Jackson County, 1943 -- "A very cheap article": the lynching of Willie James Howard, Suwannee County, 1944 -- Still at it: the lynching of Jesse James Payne, Madison County, 1945 -- Conclusion -- Epilogue. Strange fruit, bitter seeds: the echoes of lynching violence
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-264) and index
Physical Description:xiv, 273 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:081306239X
9780813062396
9780813061047