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Lynching in Virginia: Racial Terror and Its Legacy (The American South Series) - Hardcover

Book 11 of 14: The American South Series

Gianluca De Fazio (editor) & W. Fitzhugh Brundage (afterword By)

 
9780813951157: Lynching in Virginia: Racial Terror and Its Legacy (The American South Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0813951151 ISBN 13: 9780813951157
Publisher: University of Virginia Press, 2024

Synopsis

Uncovering the history and examining the legacy of lynching in the state of Virginia

Although not as associated with lynching as other southern states, Virginia has a tragically extensive history with these horrific crimes. This important volume examines the more than one hundred people who were lynched in Virginia between 1866 and 1932. Its diverse set of contributors―including scholars, journalists, activists, and students―recover this wider history of lynching in Virginia, interrogate its legacy, and spotlight contemporary efforts to commemorate the victims of racial terror across the commonwealth. Together, their essays represent a small part of the growing effort to come to terms with the role Virginia played in perpetuating America’s national shame.

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About the Author

Gianluca De Fazio is Associate Professor of Justice Studies at James Madison University.

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Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0813951151
ISBN 13 
9780813951157
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
288