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Lynchings in Mississippi : a history, 1865-1965
- Title
- Lynchings in Mississippi : a history, 1865-1965 / Julius E. Thompson.
- Author
- Thompson, Julius Eric.
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, c2007.
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- Description
- v, 253 p. : ill., map; 27 cm.
- Summary
- "Studies lynching in Mississippi from Civil War through civil rights movement. Arranged chronologically, it examines how lynching unfolded in the state, and assesses large number of deaths, reasons, the distribution by counties, cities and rural locations, and public responses. Covers lynching's legacy in the decades since 1965, and an appendix offers a chronology"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-245) and index.
- Contents
- The emancipation era, 1865-1869 -- Terror in the day and night, 1870-1879 -- Hope in a time of despair, 1880-1889 -- Faith during the years of nadir, 1890-1899 -- The search for justice in a new century, 1900-1909 -- The era of world war I, 1910-1919 -- The jazz age, 1920-1929 -- The great depression, 1930-1939 -- The era of world war II, 1940-1949 -- Changes in a new era, 1950-1959 -- The freedom struggle, 1960-1965 -- Epilogue : faith in our times, 1966-2002.
- Call Number
- Sc F 07-42
- ISBN
- 0786427221 (illustrated case : alk. paper)
- 9780786427222 (illustrated case : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2006024511
- 9780786427222
- OCLC
- 70877766
- Author
- Thompson, Julius Eric.
- Title
- Lynchings in Mississippi : a history, 1865-1965 / Julius E. Thompson.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, c2007.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-245) and index.
- Connect to:
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9780786427222
- Research Call Number
- Sc F 07-42