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The history of lynching in America is explored through the lens of extralegal communal punishment carried out by ordinary citizens, highlighting its deep-rooted presence from the colonial era to modern times. Manfred Berg examines the racial complexities and societal memories surrounding these acts, analyzing a range of victims including African American men, white women, and cattle rustlers. Through this analysis, the book delves into the notions of 'frontier justice' and 'popular justice,' offering a nuanced understanding of lynching's role in the nation's history.
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Popular Justice, Manfred Berg
- Sprache
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2011
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- Titel
- Popular Justice
- Untertitel
- A History of Lynching in America
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Manfred Berg
- Verlag
- Rlpg/Galleys
- Verlag
- 2011
- Einband
- Hardcover
- Seitenzahl
- 232
- ISBN13
- 9781566638029
- Kategorie
- Geschichte, Weltgeschichte
- Beschreibung
- The history of lynching in America is explored through the lens of extralegal communal punishment carried out by ordinary citizens, highlighting its deep-rooted presence from the colonial era to modern times. Manfred Berg examines the racial complexities and societal memories surrounding these acts, analyzing a range of victims including African American men, white women, and cattle rustlers. Through this analysis, the book delves into the notions of 'frontier justice' and 'popular justice,' offering a nuanced understanding of lynching's role in the nation's history.