num_pages: 264
description: Even during the years when lynching rates were at their peak 1880-1930 says Markovitz (sociology U. of California-San Diego) lynchings were never entirely confined to the physical realm and were instead always intended to be seen as a metaphor for race relations more broadly defined. He also considers Clarence Thomas' claim that the investigat
language: English
title: Legacies Of Lynching: Racial Violence And Memory
publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press