The making of a lynching culture
William D. Carrigan · 2006
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"Beginning with the 1836 independence of Texas, The Making of a Lynching Culture re-examines traditional explanations of lynching, including the role of the frontier, economic tensions, and political conflicts. It also addresses acts of violence ignored or marginalized in many studies of lynching, notably citizen violence against Native Americans and vigilante executions of Anglo Americans. Using a voluminous body of court records, newspaper accounts, oral histories, and other sources, William D. Carrigan shows how conventional notions of justice and historical memory were reshaped to glorify violence and foster a culture that legitimized lynching."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 2006
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 328
- ISBN
- 9780252074301
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