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- Title
Outlawry: Ida B. Wells and Lynch Law.
- Authors
Squires, David
- Abstract
The article discusses the lynching of African Americans in the South at the end of the 19th century, focusing on civil rights activist Ida B. Wells and the relationship between normative law and Lynch Law. Other topics include how racist cultural norms contribute to the rise in Lynch Law, Wells's efforts to characterize lynching as illegal, and how Lynch Law fit into the power struggle between local, state, and federal government.
- Subjects
SOUTHERN States; LYNCHING -- History; WELLS-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931; HISTORY of American law; HISTORY of African Americans' legal status; LYNCHING laws; UNITED States politics &; government; HISTORY; NINETEENTH century; RACE relations
- Publication
American Quarterly, 2015, Vol 67, Issue 1, p141
- ISSN
0003-0678
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1353/aq.2015.0005