Lynching in North Carolina
Subtitle: a history, 1865-1941
By: Vann R. Newkirk.
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780786439287
Subjects: Lynching -- North Carolina; Murder -- North Carolina; North Carolina -- Race relations -- History
Description: "From the end of the Civil War until the mid-1920s, the culture of lynching prospered in North Carolina. Between 1865 and 1941, at least168 North Carolinians lost their lives to this form of mob violence. This work provides a list of all 168 documented lynchings, including a detailed account of the more infamous occasions"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: a place in lynching lore; title: Lynching the Carolina way; title: Norlina; title: The lynching of Plummer Bullock; title: A well-deserved punishment; title: Canada, o Canada; title: The old north state; title: One million Klansmen; title: Law and order must prevail: North Carolina efforts to punish lynch mob members 1919-1923; title: The Needleman case; title: "You don't know what the law will do to you?" A move toward legal lynching; title: Lynching in North Carolina 1930-1935; title: A matter for the judiciary; title: Summary; title: Appendix I. Other notable lynchings; title: Appendix II. North Carolina lynchings, 1865-1941; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.