| Lynchings of Women in the United States: The Recorded Cases, 1851-1946 Contributor(s): Segrave, Kerry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786458984 ISBN-13: 9780786458981 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - True Crime | Murder - General - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 364.134 |
| LCCN: 2010021066 |
| Series: Twenty-First Century Works |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.06" W x 9.12" (0.61 lbs) 195 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Between 1850 and 1950, at least 115 women were lynched by mobs in the United States. The majority of these women were black. This book examines the phenomenon of the lynching of women, a much more rare occurence than the lynching of men. Over the same hundred year period covered in this text, more than 1,000 white men were lynched, while thousands of black men were murdered by mobs. Of particular importance in this examination is the role of race in lynching, particularly the increase in the number of lynchings of black women as the century progressed. Details are provided--when available--in an attempt to shine a light on this form of deadly mob violence. |