Julius E. Thompson

Lynchings in Mississippi

A History, 1865-1965

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Thompson studies lynching in Mississippi from the Civil War through the civil rights movement. Arranged chronologically, the text examines how lynching unfolded in the state, and assesses the large number of deaths, the reasons, the distribution by locations, and public responses to these crimes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9780786464418
• ISBN-10: 0786464410
• Artikelnr.: 32467366

Autorenporträt

The late Julius E. Thompson was the director of the black studies program and a professor of history at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
1. The Emancipation Era, 1865-1869     
2. Terror in the Day and Night, 1870-1879     
3. Hope in a Time of Despair, 1880-1889     
4. Faith During the Years of Nadir, 1890-1899     
5. The Search for Justice in a New Century, 1900-1909     
6. The Era of World War I, 1910-1919     
7. The Jazz Age, 1920-1929     
8. The Great Depression, 1930-1939     
9. The Era of World War II, 1940-1949     
10. Changes in a New Era, 1950-1959     
11. The Freedom Struggle, 1960-1965     
Epilogue: Faith in Our Times, 1966-2002     
Appendix: Chronology of Lynching in Mississippi, 1865-1965     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index