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adamrshields's review against another edition
4.0
I may come back and write more about this later, but I am behind on writing.
This is a report on lynching and as a report, it is very well written. There is a good (short) history. It is clear about what was going on with lynching. It has a clear perspective of lynching as a form of racial terrorism and I think that clearness is helpful on a relatively short document like this. Not everyone that has not read anything about this will be convinced by this relatively short book, but I think it is a good jumping-off point for discussions and as a prep for visiting Montgomery with a group, which is why I read it.
This is a report on lynching and as a report, it is very well written. There is a good (short) history. It is clear about what was going on with lynching. It has a clear perspective of lynching as a form of racial terrorism and I think that clearness is helpful on a relatively short document like this. Not everyone that has not read anything about this will be convinced by this relatively short book, but I think it is a good jumping-off point for discussions and as a prep for visiting Montgomery with a group, which is why I read it.
dtpsweeney's review
5.0
A quick read that serves as a solid, revealing primer on the history and legacies of lynching in America. It details (in both quantitative and narrative record) the historical reality of lynching as a communal practice in the South, and it subsequently makes a very compelling case for the importance of building a contemporary and communal understanding of this horrific, unaddressed, historic, distinctly American phenomenon.
I read it in two sittings, and I learned a ton. It is extremely well-sourced, which has also given me many avenues for further reading. I absolutely recommend this text as a gateway into better understanding race and the South, both then and now.
I read it in two sittings, and I learned a ton. It is extremely well-sourced, which has also given me many avenues for further reading. I absolutely recommend this text as a gateway into better understanding race and the South, both then and now.
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