The Negro in American History: A taste of freedom, 1854-1927Mortimer Jerome Adler Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation, 1972 - African Americans Source material quoting from diaries, letters, court decisions, poetry, statements, articles, etc. by 137 different authors. |
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... lynched , the alleged crime , the time and place of the lynching . With this is given a résumé of the offenses charged , with the number of persons lynched for the offenses named . That enables the reader to see at a glance the causes ...
... lynched , the alleged crime , the time and place of the lynching . With this is given a résumé of the offenses charged , with the number of persons lynched for the offenses named . That enables the reader to see at a glance the causes ...
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... Lynching 2 1 1 3 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 • 1 1 2 4 2 With this record in view , there should be no difficulty in ascer- taining ... lynched for misdemeanors , while others have suffered death for no offense known to the law , the causes assigned ...
... Lynching 2 1 1 3 4 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 • 1 1 2 4 2 With this record in view , there should be no difficulty in ascer- taining ... lynched for misdemeanors , while others have suffered death for no offense known to the law , the causes assigned ...
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... lynched , the mobs ' incentive was race prejudice . Few white men were lynched for any such trivial of- fenses as are detailed in the causes for lynching colored men . Ne- groes are lynched for " violating contracts , " " unpopularity ...
... lynched , the mobs ' incentive was race prejudice . Few white men were lynched for any such trivial of- fenses as are detailed in the causes for lynching colored men . Ne- groes are lynched for " violating contracts , " " unpopularity ...
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ALAIN LOCKE The High Cost of Prejudice | 3 |
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES JR Nixon v Herndon | 10 |
WILLIAM PICKENS The Emperor of Africa | 20 |
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