The color of the third degree: racism, police torture, and civil rights in the American South, 1930-1955

Police torture and "legal lynchings" in the American South -- Torture and African American courtroom testimony -- The NAACP campaign against "forced confessions" -- Selective public outrage: the Quintar South case -- The investigations by the federal government.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Niedermeier, Silvan (Author)
Contributors: Cohen, Paul (Translator)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina Press [2019]
In:Year: 2019
Online Access: Table of Contents
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