Lynched: The Power of Memory in a Culture of Terror

by Angela D. Sims

Book Overview

Lynched chronicles the history and aftermath of lynching in America. By rooting her work in oral histories, Angela D. Sims gives voice to the memories of African American elders who remember lynching not only as individual acts but as a culture of violence, domination, and fear.

Lynched preserves memory even while it provides an analysis of the meaning of those memories. Sims examines the relationship between lynching and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481306049
• ISBN13: 9781481306041
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"