Lynching and Spectacle: Witnessing Racial Violence in America, 1890-1940

(Part of the New Directions in Southern Studies Series)

by Amy Louise Wood

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Lynch mobs in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America exacted horrifying public torture and mutilation on their victims. In Lynching and Spectacle, Amy Wood explains what it meant for white Americans to perform and witness these sadistic spectacles and how lynching played a role in establishing and affirming white supremacy. Lynching, Wood argues, overlapped with a variety of cultural practices and performances, both traditional...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807871974

ISBN13:9780807871973

Release Date:February 2011

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.21 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Historical Study & Educational Resources History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social History Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics State & Local

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Lynching and Spectacle: Witnessing Racial Violence in America, 1890-1940

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