Under Sentence of Death - by W Fitzhugh Brundage (Paperback)

About the Book

Under Sentence of Death: Lynching in the South

Book Synopsis

From the assembled work of fifteen leading scholars emerges a complex and provocative portrait of lynching in the American South. With subjects ranging in time from the late antebellum period to the early twentieth century, and in place from the border states to the Deep South, this collection of essays provides a rich comparative context in which to study the troubling history of lynching. Covering a broad spectrum of methodologies, these essays further expand the study of lynching by exploring such topics as same-race lynchings, black resistance to white violence, and the political motivations for lynching. In addressing both the history and the legacy of lynching, the book raises important questions about Southern history, race relations, and the nature of American violence. Though focused on events in the South, these essays speak to patterns of violence, injustice, and racism that have plagued the entire nation. The contributors are Bruce E. Baker, E. M. Beck, W. Fitzhugh Brundage, Joan E. Cashin, Paula Clark, Thomas G. Dyer, Terence Finnegan, Larry J. Griffin, Nancy MacLean, William S. McFeely, Joanne C. Sandberg, Patricia A. Schechter, Roberta Senechal de la Roche, Stewart E. Tolnay, and George C. Wright.

Review Quotes

ÝC¨rucial to any informed evaluation of one of the most ugly scars upon the face of southern history.

"North Carolina Historical Review"

ÝThis book¨ should be required reading for every historian of the modern South.

"Journal of Southern History"

ÝT¨his is a first-rate collection.

"Criminal Justice Review"

[C]rucial to any informed evaluation of one of the most ugly scars upon the face of southern history.

"North Carolina Historical Review"

[This book] should be required reading for every historian of the modern South.

"Journal of Southern History"

[T]his is a first-rate collection.

"Criminal Justice Review"

Fascinating and thought-provoking.

"Slavery and Abolition"

The diverse viewpoints that it presents will doubtless make it a standard text in southern history.

"The Alabama Review"