Lynching in North Carolina: a history, 1865 - 1941
Introduction: a place in lynching lore -- Lynching the Carolina way -- Norlina -- The lynching of Plummer Bullock -- A well-deserved punishment -- Canada, o Canada -- The old north state -- One million Klansmen -- Law and order must prevail: North Carolina efforts to punish lynch mob members 1919-19...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
c 2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) |
| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 3534 |
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| Summary: | Introduction: a place in lynching lore -- Lynching the Carolina way -- Norlina -- The lynching of Plummer Bullock -- A well-deserved punishment -- Canada, o Canada -- The old north state -- One million Klansmen -- Law and order must prevail: North Carolina efforts to punish lynch mob members 1919-1923 -- The Needleman case -- "You don't know what the law will do to you?" A move toward legal lynching -- Lynching in North Carolina 1930-1935 -- A matter for the judiciary -- Summary -- Appendix I. Other notable lynchings -- Appendix II. North Carolina lynchings, 1865-1941 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index "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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-200) and index |
| Physical Description: | V, 206 S. ill 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0786439289 9780786439287 |