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by Ralph Ginzburg (Author) "WEST POINT, N.Y., Apr. 15-James Webster Smith, the first colored cadet in the history of West Point, was recently taken from his bed, gagged, bound,..." (more)
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Ginzburg compiles vivid newspaper accounts from 1886 to 1960 to provide insight and understanding of the history of racial violence.

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Paperback: 270 pages
Publisher: Black Classic Press (November 22, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0933121180
ISBN-13: 978-0933121188
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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WEST POINT, N.Y., Apr. 15-James Webster Smith, the first colored cadet in the history of West Point, was recently taken from his bed, gagged, bound, and severely beaten, and then his ears were slit. Read the first page

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unknown negro, negro brakemen, locality unknown, body with bullets, negro lynched, negro prisoner, mob dispersed

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United States, New Orleans, South Carolina, Estill Springs, Maj Thomas, Captain Fain, Little Rock, Lowndes Counties, Pierce City, Yazoo City, Circuit Court, Brooks County, Emmett Till, Henry County, John Williams, Little River County, Mayor Kern, Mississippi City, Pine Bluff, Silver City, Tuskegee Institute, West Point, Charles Jones, Claude Neal, Freddy Moore

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This book cites 17 books:

American Negroes (Books About the U.S.A.) by Margaret B. Young on page 170
William Morris by Christine Poulson on page 262
South Carolina (Portrait of America) by Kathleen Thompson on page 267
William Blake by Robin Hamlyn on page 267
West Virginia (Portrait of America. Revised Edition) by Kathleen Thompson on page 262

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The Other Reconstruction: Where Violence and Womanhood Meet in the Writings of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Angelina Weld Grimke, and Nella Larsen (Studies in African American History and Culture) by Ericka M Miller on page 132, and Back Matter
Racism, Health, and Post-Industrialism: A Theory of African-American Health by Clovis E. Semmes on page 123, and Back Matter
Race Rebels : Culture, Politics, and the Black Working Class by Robin D. G. Kelley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
"I Will Wear No Chain!": A Social History of African American Males by Christopher B. Booker on page 154, and Back Matter
Overturning the Culture of Violence by Penny Hess on page 28

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5.0 out of 5 stars Primary Sources on Lynching, January 11, 2002

By	J. Reynolds (Far From Inner Asia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Given its politically and culturally loaded history, lynching is one of the most difficult topics to teach in American universities. Ginzburg's book makes the job easier by providing the instructor with primary documents with which to examine the phenomenon. In particular, Ginzburg's collection is useful because it draws upon newspaper articles intended for a number of constituencies. Some, directed at racist whites, cheer the lynchings. Meanwhile, black newspapers and those directed at more progressive whites decry the practice. As such, the collection is a perfect tool for examing the place of lynching within various US communities in the latter 19th and early 20th century. Even more excellent when combined with the visual record of _No Sanctuary_.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The definite book on this subject, December 28, 2001

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In recent times, there has been a lot of interest and books about the Tulsa and Rosewood Massacres ("American Kristilllnachts" as a writer of a book on the Tulsa massacre put it). This book, orignially publsihed in 1961, shows that these were only two of thousands of such incidents in American history. Read it and see what your history teacher was not likely to have told you.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The basis of Black Rage, April 29, 2002

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Ralph Ginzburg in this historic book show that African-Americans are justified in their fear of White America. The graphic details of lynchings show how racism can make people do to their fellow man. Anyone who wants to understand the roots of Black Nationalism should read this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Astonishing primary source
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4.0 out of 5 stars You Must Read This Book
100 Years of Lynchings obviously won't make you feel good but it an absolutely necessary book to have in your collection if you are serious student of American history.

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