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The lineaments of wrath : race, violent crime, and American culture / James W. Clarke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clarke, James W., 1937-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Violence--United States--History.
- Violence.
- Violent crimes.
- History.
- United States.
- United States--Race relations--History.
- Race relations.
- Violent crimes--United States--History.
- Racism--United States--History.
- Racism.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Race, violent crime, and American culture
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, N.J., U.S.A. : Transaction Publishers, [1998]
- Contents:
- 1. Violence Begets Violence 1
- Part I Slavery
- 2. The Lineaments of Wrath 17
- 3. Scarred in the Flame of Withering Injustice 35
- Part II Reconstruction
- 4. No More Auction Block 47
- 5. The Paradox of Emancipation 61
- 6. The Failure of Reform 77
- 7. KKK: The Assault on Black Families 93
- Part III The Restoration
- 8. Convict Labor 109
- 9. A Lawless Loyalty to Color 127
- 10. The Scourage of Lynching 139
- 11. Segregation, Disfranchisement, and Legal Lynchings 159
- 12. The Richest Soil, the Poorest People 177
- Part IV The Urban Transformation
- 13. The Promised Land 193
- 14. Black-on-Black Homicide, 1900-1939 209
- 15. Dark Ghettos 227
- 16. Killing Fumes 239
- Part V Consequences
- 17. Vanishing Families 249
- 18. Urban Tribal Societies 265.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-333) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1560003588
- OCLC:
- 38120640
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