Legacy of violence : lynch mobs and executions in Minnesota / John D. Bessler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bessler, John D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lynching--Minnesota--History.

Lynching.

Capital punishment--Minnesota--History.

Capital punishment.

Executions and executioners--Minnesota--History.

Executions and executioners.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Legacy of Violence, John D. Bessler takes us on a compelling journey through the history of lynchings and state-sanctioned executions that dramatically shaped Minnesota's past. Through personal accounts of those involved with the events, Bessler traces the history of both famous and lesser-known executions and lynchings in Minnesota, the state's anti-death penalty and anti-lynching movements, and the role of the media in the death penalty debate.

Contents:

Lynch mobs and public hangings

On Lincoln's orders : Mankato's mass hanging

The execution of Ann Bilansky

The gallows reconsidered : executions versus life sentences

The "midnight assassination law"

The botched hanging of William Williams

The abolition of capital punishment

A travesty of justice : the Duluth lynchings.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-9287-4

OCLC:

476095395