Anatomy of a lynching
James R. McGovern · 1992
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It is an academic (PhD work) that examines the last (?) lynching of an African American (Negro), which occurred in West Florida. The author observed that economic conditions; that is, competition for jobs in the lower economic classes of the day, contributed to conflict between the races. The lynching resulted from an alleged rape of a white female by a black male near Marianna, Fl. The male was jailed and carried to a "safe" place in a jail in Southern Alabama but was taken by a large mob of whites, who carried out the lynching. The book contain historical photos and accounts and is not for the faint hearted.
Book details
- Year
- 1992
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Louisiana State University Press
- Editions
- 4
- Pages
- 170
- ISBN
- 9780807117668
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