Lynchings in Missouri, 1803-1981 / Harriet C. Frazier.
2009
KFM8367.L96 F73 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
Lynchings in Missouri, 1803-1981 / Harriet C. Frazier.
Imprint
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2009]
Copyright
©2009
Description
x, 228 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm
Formatted Contents Note
One native American and 17 white victims, 1803-1862
Slaves and free Blacks, 1818-1862
War aftermath, 1866-1869
More white victims than Black, 1870-1879
Law vs. mob : strenuous efforts to punish lynchers, 1872-1879
"The brute seized her" : Black victims, 1880-1889
Railroads end lynchings of horse thieves : white victims decrease, 1880-1889
Arranged media coverage and other obscenities : Black victims, 1890-1899
White victims, 1891-1899
Racism as scholarship to justify violence : 1900-1909
Black and white victims, 1910-1919
Declining numbers and Black victims only: 1920-1942
Conclusion : Missouri's last Lynching, 1981.
Slaves and free Blacks, 1818-1862
War aftermath, 1866-1869
More white victims than Black, 1870-1879
Law vs. mob : strenuous efforts to punish lynchers, 1872-1879
"The brute seized her" : Black victims, 1880-1889
Railroads end lynchings of horse thieves : white victims decrease, 1880-1889
Arranged media coverage and other obscenities : Black victims, 1890-1899
White victims, 1891-1899
Racism as scholarship to justify violence : 1900-1909
Black and white victims, 1910-1919
Declining numbers and Black victims only: 1920-1942
Conclusion : Missouri's last Lynching, 1981.
Summary
"At least 227 mob lynchings are identified, confirmed, and documented. Topics include: lynchings of Native Americans and African Americans; law enforcement efforts to punish lynchers; horse/hog stealing, bank robbery, murder, sex crimes, and other offenses for which whites were lynched; a still-unsolved 1981 lynching; 50 falsely reported, doubtful, and/or foiled lynchings, 1857-1930"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KFM8367.L96 F73 2009
Language
English
ISBN
9780786436682 softcover alkaline paper
0786436689 softcover alkaline paper
0786436689 softcover alkaline paper
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