Lynching in North Carolina: A History, 1865-1941 by Vann R. Newkirk

Lynching in North Carolina: A History, 1865-1941

Vann R. Newkirk

206 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history true crime medium-paced

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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 de...

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