Forgotten dead : mob violence against Mexicans in the United States, 1848-1928 / William D. Carrigan and Clive Webb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carrigan, William D., 1970-

Contributor:

Webb, Clive, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lynching--United States--History--19th century.

Lynching.

Lynching--United States--History--20th century.

Mexican Americans--Violence against--History--19th century.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican Americans--Violence against--History--20th century.

Mobs--United States--History--19th century.

Mobs.

Mobs--United States--History--20th century.

United States--Race relations--History--19th century.

United States.

United States--Race relations--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

xiv, 304 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Summary:

Forgotten Dead uncovers a neglected chapter in the story of American racial violence, the first comprehensive study of lynching of hundreds of persons of Mexican origin or descent.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Note on Terms

Introduction

1. Manifest Destiny and Mob Violence against Mexicans

2. Judge Lynch on the Border

3. Mexican Resistance to Mob Violence

4. Diplomatic Protest and the Decline of Mob Violence

Conclusion: Remembering the Forgotten Dead

Appendix A: Confirmed Cases of Mob Violence against Persons of Mexican Origin and Descent in the United States, 1848-1928

Appendix B: Unconfirmed Cases of Mob Violence against Persons of Mexican Origin and Descent in the United States, 1848-1928

Notes

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

Z.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780199717705

0199717702

OCLC:

836402429