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Democracy abroad, lynching at home : racial violence in FloridaEntry/Object ID
Library.1233Description
xiv, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Democracy abroad, lynching at home : racial violence in Florida by Tameka Hobbs.
Includes bibliography and index.
In this book, Tameka Hobbs investigates the history of racial violence and lynchings in Florida, focusing especially on a string of brutal lynchings that occurred during the 1940s. She argues that these lynchings created difficult diplomatic moments during both World War II and the Cold War period. The author contrasts the desire of the U.S. to broadcast the benefits of democracy abroad while at-home it struggled to provide legal protection to its Black citizens.
Contents: Lynched twice : Arthur C. Williams, Gadsden County, 1941 -- A degree of restraint : the trials of Cellos Harrison, 1940-1943 -- The failure of forbearance : the lynching of Cellos Harrison, Jackson County, 1943 --"A very cheap article" : the lynching of Willie James Howard, Suwannee County, 1944 --
Still at it : the lynching of Jesse James Payne, Madison County, 1945 Conclusion -- Epilogue. Strange fruit, bitter seeds : the echoes of lynching violence.Collection
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Lynching -- Florida., Florida -- Race relations -- History., African Americans -- Crimes against -- Florida.Publication Details
Author
Hobbs, Tameka B.Publisher
University Press of FloridaPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Gainesville, FLCall No.
HV 6465 .F6 H63 2015ISBN
9780813061047