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On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the Twenty-first Century 1st Edition

by Sherrilyn Ifill (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars 15 customer reviews
ISBN-13: 978-0807009888
ISBN-10: 0807009881
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Beacon Press; 1 edition (December 1, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0807009881
  • ISBN-13: 978-0807009888
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #273,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsA must read for blacks as well as whites.
By Tony on March 8, 2007
Format: Hardcover
An excellent account of a violent period of African American history. Professor Ifill's research and fact finding accounts gave her a unique prospective into a dark area of American "culture" that many have tried to ignore or surpress.
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent analysis and engaging writing
By Michael Sallwasser on February 10, 2010
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A gripping account that shines a bright, incisive light on a shameful and denied history.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars
By Uyi on August 6, 2015
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No questions about my satisfaction on anything I ever ordered here.
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5.0 out of 5 starsRead the book
By Carole R. Ingram on July 15, 2015
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Much more info and much better than scaled down mini-series.
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1.0 out of 5 stars320,000 Whites are Now Victims of Black-on-White Crime every Year
By Angelo Mysterioso on January 1, 2013
Format: Paperback
There might be a sound reason why Hollywood portrays blacks in a violent light...
According to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), which relies on crime victims to identify their assailants, 320,000 whites were victims of black violence in 2010, while 63,000 blacks were victims of white violence. But the white population in the United States was 197 million in 2010, while the black population was 38 million. Hope you are sitting down for this one: In other words, blacks committed acts of violence against whites at a rate of 25 times higher than whites (849 per 100,000 vs. 32 per 100,000). Moreover, the pattern has been consistent for years, but is never, ever mentioned in the mainstream media.
In 2010 there were 13,000 black-against-white rapes in the United States and 39,000 black-against-white robberies. By contrast, the number of white-against-black rapes and robberies reported in the same survey were so small that the conclusion was whites were estimated to have accounted for 0% of all rapes and robberies committed against blacks in the United States.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA must read
By Brad Feig on August 5, 2015
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Excellent writing and analysis!
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By Barbara D. Cornman on December 28, 2014
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Amazing book!
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars
By James T. Phillips on June 23, 2015
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VERY GOOD BOOK
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