Rough Justice
Subtitle: Lynching and American Society, 1874-1947
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: July 11, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780252074059
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Penology & punishment; Social history; c 1800 to c 1900; United States - 19th Century; History: American; History; True Crime / Espionage; USA; Criminology; Other Miscellaneous Crimes; History / United States / 19th Century; Discrimination & Racism; Culture conflict; Lynching; Social control; United States
First sentence: The era of the Civil War and Reconstruction marked a turning point in lynching violence across the United States.