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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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Gainesville Tallahassee Tampa Boca Raton
University Press of Florida
[2015]
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| In: | Jahr: 2015 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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 |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-264) and index |
| Beschreibung: | xiv, 273 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 081306239X 9780813062396 9780813061047 |