Popular Justice: A History of Lynching in America

by Manfred Berg

Book Overview

Lynching has often been called "America's national crime" that has defined the tradition of extralegal violence in America. Having claimed many thousand victims, "Judge Lynch" holds a firm place in the dark recesses of our national memory.

In Popular Justice, Manfred Berg explores the history of lynching from the colonial era to the present. American lynch law, he argues, has rested on three pillars: the frontier experience, racism, and the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156663802X
• ISBN13: 9781566638029
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.1"