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Lynching in North Carolina: A History, 1865-1941

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Lynching in North Carolina: A History, 1865-1941

From the end of the Civil War through 1941, a total of 168 North Carolinians lost their lives to lynching. This form of mob violence was often justified as a means of controlling the black population, "protecting" white wives and daughters, and defending family "honor." Legal attempts to deter lynching--including an 1893 law that classified it as a felony and sought to hold a county liable for damages--generally failed because of a lack of local support and ineffectual enforcement by state officials.
After 1922, however, in a phenomenon unique to North Carolina, incidents of lynching inexplicably and rapidly declined, prompting the state to head a national movement to end it. This history includes appendices providing an account of all 168 known lynching occurrences.

Country	USA
Author	Vann R. Newkirk
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780786495580
Edition	Reprint
ISBN	0786495588
IsEligibleForTradeIn	1
Label	McFarland
Manufacturer	McFarland
MPN	black & white halftones
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	212
PartNumber	black & white halftones
PublicationDate	2014-03-12
Publisher	McFarland
Studio	McFarland
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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