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PREFACE: AN AMERICAN ICON

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

AMERICAN LYNCHING

INTRODUCTION: THE STUDY OF LYNCHING

CHAPTER 1

The Rise of Lynching

CHAPTER 2

The Race of Lynching

CHAPTER 3

The Age of Lynching

CHAPTER 4

The Discourse of Lynching

CONCLUSION: THE MEANINGS OF LYNCHING

EPILOGUE: AMERICAN LYNCHING

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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