An edition of Lynchings in Missouri, 1803-1981
(2009)
Lynchings in Missouri, 1803-1981
by Harriet C. Frazier
- 1 Want to read
- 0 Currently reading
- 0 Have read
Share
×Close
"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.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Showing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
|
2
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Table of Contents
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.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?
History
- Created November 21, 2009
- 2 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| July 31, 2019 | Edited by MARC Bot | associate edition with work OL5707180W |
| November 21, 2009 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from Library of Congress MARC record |