Power, Community, and Racial Killing in East St. Louis - Softcover

McLaughlin, M.

 
9781349532469: Power, Community, and Racial Killing in East St. Louis

Synopsis

Malcolm McLaughlin's work presents a detailed analysis of the East St. Louis race riot in 1917, offering new insights into the construction of white identity and racism. He illuminates the "world of East St Louis", life in its factories and neighborhoods, its popular culture, and City Hall politics, to place the race riot in the context of the city's urban development.

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About the Author

Malcolm McLaughlin is Lecturer in American Studies at the University of East Anglia, in Great Britain. This is his first book.

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