Description
Book SynopsisThis questions how we think about the dynamics of lynching, what lynchings mean to the society in which they occur, how lynching is defined, and the circumstances that lead to lynching. Ashraf H. A. Rushday looks at three lynchings over the course of the twentieth century to see how Americans developed two distinct ways of thinking and talking about this act before and after the 1930s.
Trade Review"Both excellent and unique,
The End of American Lynching offers a sophisticated yet clear and methodical approach to the study of lynching...fresh, distinct, and eminently readable."
-- Leigh Raiford * author of Imprisoned in a Luminous Glare *
"Written with vigor and in sprightly prose, in this provocative book Rushdy adds much-needed subtlety to the contemporary ‘end of racism’ debate while clarifying why so many Americans misunderstood or denied the reality of lynching for so long." -- W. Fitzhugh Brundage * author of Lynching in the New South: Georgia and Virginia, 1880-1930 *
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The End of American Lynching, Ashraf H. A. Rushdy’s important examination of lynching discourse, asks scholars to reconsider how they
remember and talk about racial violence."
* Journal of American History *
Table of ContentsContents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: When Is an American Lynching?
1 The Accountant and the Opera House
2 Date Night in the Courthouse Square
3 The End of American Lynching
4 The Last American Lynching
Conclusion: The Subject of Lynching
Notes
Index
