A Festival of Violence: An Analysis of Southern Lynchings, 1882-1930
Stewart E. Tolnay and E. M. Beck examine nearly five decades of lynchings in the American South, from 1882 to 1930. This historical study focuses on the patterns and broader context of racial violence during a consequential period in American history.
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A Festival of Violence analyzes lynchings in the American South between 1882 and 1930.
Stewart E. Tolnay and E. M. Beck focus on the scale and historical pattern of this violence across the region.
The book provides a sustained study of lynching during a defining period in Southern and American history.
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