Lethal Punishment: Lynchings and Legal Executions in the South by Margaret Vandiver

Lethal Punishment: Lynchings and Legal Executions in the South

Margaret Vandiver

304 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

true crime challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Why did some offenses in the South end in mob lynchings while similar crimes led to legal executions? Why did still other cases have nonlethal outcomes? In this well-researched and timely book, Margaret Vandiver explores the complex relationship b...

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