The Making of a Lynching Culture: Violence and Vigilantism in Central Texas, 1836-1916 by William D. Carrigan

The Making of a Lynching Culture: Violence and Vigilantism in Central Texas, 1836-1916

William D. Carrigan

308 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

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On May 15, 1916, a crowd of 15,000 witnessed the lynching of an 18-year-old black farm worker. Most central Texans of the time failed to call for the punishment of the mob's leaders. This work seeks to explain how a culture of violence that nouris...

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