Lethal Punishment : Lynchings and Legal Executions in the South / Margaret Vandiver

Why did some offenses in the South end in mob lynchings while similar crimes led to legal executions? Why did still other cases have nonlethal outcomes? In this well-researched and timely book, Margaret Vandiver explores the complex relationship between these two forms of lethal punishment, challeng...

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Main Author: Vandiver, Margaret
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, 2005.
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