Legacies Of Lynching : Racial Violence And Memory

Jonathan Markovitz
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Even during the years when lynching rates were at their peak, 1880-1930, says Markovitz (sociology, U. of California-San Diego), lynchings were never entirely confined to the physical realm, and were instead.

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always intended to be seen as a metaphor for race relations more broadly defined. He also considers Clarence Thomas' claim that the investigat