East Texas troubles : the Allred Rangers' cleanup of San Augustine / Jody Edward Ginn ; foreword by Robert M. Utley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ginn, Jody Edward, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Allred, James V., 1899-1959.

Allred, James V.

Texas Rangers--History--20th century.

Texas Rangers.

Law enforcement--Texas--San Augustine--History--20th century.

Law enforcement.

Vigilantes--Texas--San Augustine--History--20th century.

Vigilantes.

Criminals--Texas--San Augustine--History--20th century.

Criminals.

Violence--Texas--San Augustine--History--20th century.

Violence.

History.

San Augustine (Tex.)--Social conditions--20th century.

San Augustine (Tex.).

Social conditions.

Texas--San Augustine.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 190 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 2020.

Summary:

"As part of his commitment to reform state law enforcement, newly elected Governor James V. Allred sent in earnest and effective lawmen to cleanup San Augustine County, where criminal vigilantes exploited and abused African-American citizens under cover of Jim Crow and established dominion over local whites through brutality and murder. These events coincided as the Texas Rangers merged with the state highway patrol to create the Texas Department of Public Safety and allowed for the professionalization of the Rangers, as their ranks were no longer overturned every time a new governor was elected"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. San Augustine: "Behind the Pine Curtain"

2. The Troubles

3. No Honor among Thieves

4. Bringing Order to Chaos: The Allred Rangers Arrive

5. Prosecutions and Politics

6. The Wheels of Justice Begin to Turn

7. Justice Delivered, Not Denied

8. Justice for All

9. The Harder They Fall

10. Completing the Cleanup.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-182) and index.

ISBN:

9780806167336

0806167335

OCLC:

1151801480