books about: lynching     books:       Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America48 reviews Jon Lewis, Leon F. Litwack, ... Twin Palms Publishers, 2000 without sanctuary As a white man over sixty, growing up in the Northeast, I was sheltered from the realities of racism by my surroundings. "Colored people" were simply not socially acceptable, thats all. When you go through this book you will cringe and shutter. What reason and why would white people do this. Not only lynch but torture and maim before they allowed the subject to die, and often for no reason ...             Flames After Midnight: Murder, Vengeance, and the Desolation of a Texas Community5 reviews Monte Akers Univ of Texas Pr, 1999 A must for Texas history Much of what is taught of Texas history in schools points to the proud and honorable past of our state. Flames After Midnight tells of a part of our history that we are too often reluctant to relate, but a pert of our past that we should never forget. The outrage of which should never be repeated.             Swift Justice: Murder & Vengeance In A California Town19 reviews Harry Farrell St. Martin's Griffin, 1992 Definitely swift, possibly just, certainly very troubling I must admit, I have a biased viewpoint. As a descendant of not one, not two, but three people who were summarily executed without the benefit of due process (one was most probably guilty --- the other two probably were not), accounts such as the San Jose Lynching tend to rub a raw nerve with me. In a brisk, wonderfully written narrative, the author sets the stage and lets the events unfold to ...             Fire in a Canebrake: The Last Mass Lynching in America9 reviews Laura Wexler Scribner, 2003 No Justice, No Peace..... The term, "Fire in a Canebrake", is a phrase that Walton County, Georgia residents used to describe the sounds of the fatal gunshots that commenced the last mass lynching in America; it is also the title of Laura Wexler's historical account of the Moore's Ford lynching where four blacks were murdered in late July 1946. The novel painstakingly details the "who, what, when, where and why" of the ...             Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America (Unabridged)6 reviews Elliot Jaspin audible.com Goosebumps, Passing Darkness, Wish to See Light I wish I could say that I cried over this book, but the truth is that I am so accustomed to America's legacy of genocide, social injustice, and external fraud, regime change, and invasion that I simply sighed and thought, "wow, about time this came to light." This is a stunning book that should be read by every American of every race, creed, and class. I previously reviewed a book today ...             At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America21 reviews Philip Dray Random House, 2002 One word - outstanding. Quite possibly the best, most well-researched book I've ever read. A smooth read, impeccable use of historical sources, and a clear narrative account of the most tragic era in American history. For scholars who research or teach in the area of social control, legal, and extra-legal punishment, you *cannot* have a full grasp of the topic unless you read Dray's work. A fine work of history...the ...             Decent, Orderly Lynching: The Montana Vigilantes9 reviews Frederick Allen University of Oklahoma Press, 2005 A fair and balanced - and thorough - look at the Montana vigilantes One tends to associate the dark legacy of lynching almost exclusively with the South of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but in point of fact the most extensive episode of vigilante justice in American history actually took place in the Montana territories in the 1860s. The Montana vigilantes have long been hailed as heroes in Montana (Montana Highway Patrolmen, for example, still bear a ...             Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America20 reviews Mamie Till-Mobley, Christopher Benson Random House, 2003 A Story Poignantly Told In The Voice of A Loving Mother Mother Mamie Till-Mobley will forever be remembered as a paragon of love, forgiveness, and indomitable strength. This moving memoir was told as only a mother could tell it with both tenderness and the maternal fervor that is so distinctly and universally "Mother." She paints for the reader a portrait of who Emmett was from the time of his birth up to his brutal death, and beyond. For the manner ...             The Hangman's Knot: Lynching, Legal Execution, and America's Struggle with the Death Penalty8 reviews Eliza Steelwater Basic Books, 2003 Understanding capital punishment This book's importance reaches beyond the debate over the death penalty as it demonstrates and explains the relationship between power, money and punishment in America. It is a fascinating story, representing years of research by one of the best and most original minds in the country. Dr. Steelwater's examples brilliantly illustrate communities' and the State's involvement with capital ...             Contempt of Court: The Turn Of-The-Century Lynching That Launched 100 Years of Federalism21 reviews Mark Curriden, Leroy Phillips Faber & Faber, 1999 Scary moments of our past When Leroy Phillips, Jr. came to visit my school in Chattanooga, I was overwhelmed by the knowledge that something like this could have happened in my city. After his talk, I decided to read the book for myself. At first, I noticed that the authors took a lot of time to research the subject thoroughly, so much so that I think they know more about Chattanooga than I do, keeping in mind Leroy ...             The Body in the Reservoir: Murder and Sensationalism in the South1 review Michael Trotti The University of North Carolina Press, 2008 A Milestone In Virginia's Cultural History Grandma went to church with Henry Beattie. Her uncle testified for the prosecution. Granddad attended the trial. Dr. Trotti's article on half-tone images [featuring Beattie] in "The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography" whetted my appetite for his new book "The Body in the Reservoir." It was worth the wait. Trotti's book represents a milestone in Virginia's cultural and journalism ...             Southern Horrors and Other Writings: The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells, 1892 - 19002 reviews St Martins Pr, 1997 Raw But Real American History Mrs. Ida B. Wells-Barnett should be as well known as Soujourner Truth or Rosa Parks. This was one revolutionary heroine! She was run out of Memphis for writing boldly about lynchings in the 1890s. She also did an in-depth study on lynching called "A Red Record" (included here) that told the truth about this practice on a national level. Another excellent segemnt teels the forgotten true tale of ...             Athena's Forum: A Historical Novel1 review Phil Tichenor Marquette Books, 2006 How free is the press in America? Although this is a historical novel it's focus is as contemporary as today's headlines. How vital is a free press to the life of a democracy?How can citizens make informed decisions about the issues that shape their lives and destiny without access to objective information? What are those political and commercial forces which sacrifice objectivity in the press in the service of greed and ...             The Groveland Four: The Sad Saga of a Legal Lynching2 reviews Gary Corsair Authorhouse, 2003 We Must Not Forget As one who was on the scene at the time,I marvel that Gary Corsair has uncovered and bought to light the shocking events that tore through Groveland,Florida in 1949 after four young black men were falsely accused of raping a white woman: two shot to death (one by a mob,one by Sherrif Willis McCall), two railroaded to prison, the homes of their families and friends destroyed by mob violence. Now ...             Lynching in America: A History in Documents2 reviews Christopher Waldrep NYU Press, 2006 Lynching and "Other" Brutalities or Disciplining the Savage, Unruly Male Body Prompted to write about the lynching - after watching "Birth of a Nation" to be perfectly honest, I did not know where to turn - so, logically, I searched the stacks at the library. An interesting troika of books almost seemed to jump into my hands - metaphorically, of course. The link is the Imperial project. The books: (1) Lynching in America: A History in Documents edited by Christopher ...             Blue Front: Poems1 review Martha Collins Graywolf Press, 2006 Relays the horror that Collins' father witnessed as a five-year-old boy The fifth volume of poetry by author Martha Collins, Blue Front:Poems relays the horror that Collins' father witnessed as a five-year-old boy, while selling fruit in front of the Blue Front Restaurant of Cairo, Illinois in 1909. Along with an estimated 10,000 spectators, Collins' father saw the vicious lynching of a black man, and afterward, a white man, both of whom were abandoned to the ...             Getting Away with Murder (Jane Addams Honor Book (Awards))2 reviews Chris Crowe Dial, 2003 The Case That Changed America I do recommend this book because there is still racism in the United States of America today and many people need to stop because nobody wants to be insulted because of there race. The books plot was how people were treated back in the 1940's and 50's and gave me many reasons why not to be a racist. I would not like to read another book by Chris Crowe again because this book was extremely sad. ...             Anatomy of a Lynching: The Killing of Claude Neal1 review James R. McGovern Louisiana State University Press, 1992 A Chilling Potrait of A Dark period in American history This true and gruesome account of the systematic torture and killing of a human being as a public spectacle is an outrage to humanity. This story unveils a very hidden period in American history and is a very descriptive account of racial hatred and racial control gone too far. Even though this book is very chilling tale, it is a story that needed to be published and needs to be read by ...             Vendetta: A true story of the worst lynching in America, the mass murder of Italian-Americans in New Orleans ...3 reviews Richard Gambino DoubleDay, 1977 Excellent. A simple account of a complex and tragic event. A simple, if not scholarly, account of a mass murder perpetrated on a number of helpless innocents. This would be a fine True Crime book, but Richard Gambino does not want to simply tell a story America forgot. He delivers the details of the henious crime set in the intrigue of the New Orleans political scene. And gives insight, with historical perspective, to the diplomatic backlash and the ...             Lynch Law2 reviews Jim Conover, James Brecher Lynch Law Productions, 1998 History I just returned from the Pekin area. I finished reading "Lynch Law" this past winter. I enjoyed detail the writer used in describing the area. I felt like I knew the area when I drove arrived in the Pekin area. I found the book to be acruate in its lay out of the towns and area. I plan to reread the book now that I have been in the area. I enjoyed the mixture of history and mystery.              search for books americans, anti-lynching, california, campaign, canebrake, cleansing, community, contempt, desolation, documents, execution, federalism, groveland, historical, innocence, italian-americans, lynching, motivations, of-the-century, photography, repercussions, reservoir, sanctuary, sensationalism, struggle, unabridged, vendetta, vengeance, vigilantes, writings books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: The Chosen Lives of Childfree Men we recommend without sanctuary Impressum - about us get your own shout box