Democracy Abroad, Lynching at Home Racial Violence in Florida |
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| Author:
| Hobbs, Tameka Bradley |
| Series title: | A Florida Quincentennial Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-6104-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2015 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $105.00 |
Book Description:
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Florida often seems not quite southern - yet it suffered more lynching than any of its Deep South neighbours when examined in proportion to the number of African American residents. Investigating this dark era of the state's history and focusing on a string of brutal lynchings that took place during the 1940s, Tameka Hobbs explores the reasons why lynchings continued in Florida when they were starting to wane elsewhere.
Florida often seems not quite southern - yet it suffered more lynching than any of its Deep South neighbours when examined in proportion to the number of African American residents. Investigating this dark era of the state's history and focusing on a string of brutal lynchings that took place during the 1940s, Tameka Hobbs explores the reasons why lynchings continued in Florida when they were starting to wane elsewhere.