American Lynching

by Ashraf H.A. Rushdy

Book Overview

A history of lynching in America over the course of three centuries, from colonial Virginia to twentieth-century Texas

"A sophisticated and thought-provoking examination of the historical relationship between the American culture of lynching and the nation's political traditions."--William Carrigan, Rowan University

After observing the varying reactions to the 1998 death of James Byrd Jr. in Texas, called a lynching...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300205872
• ISBN13: 9780300205879
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"