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- Anti-Black Violence in Twentieth-Century Texas
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Texas A&M University Press
summary
Anti-Black Violence in Twentieth Century Texas provides an arresting look at the history of violence against African Americans in Texas. From a lynching in Paris at the turn of the century to the 1998 murder of Jasper resident James Byrd Jr., who was dragged to death behind a truck, this volume uncovers the violent side of race relations in the Lone Star State.
Historian Bruce A. Glasrud has curated an essential contribution to Texas history and historiography that will also bring attention to a chapter in the state’s history that, for many, is still very much a part of the present.
Historian Bruce A. Glasrud has curated an essential contribution to Texas history and historiography that will also bring attention to a chapter in the state’s history that, for many, is still very much a part of the present.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledments
- p. ix
- Chapter 2 An “Exciting Occurrence”
- pp. 38-66
- Chapter 3 The Houston Riot of 1917
- pp. 67-83
- Chapter 4 Violence in a Heathen Land
- pp. 84-94
- Chapter 8 Houston and the TSU Riot
- pp. 131-142
- Chapter 9 Loyal Garner Arrest
- pp. 143-157
- Chapter 10 The Jasper Lynching
- pp. 158-167
- Chapter 11 Bust Town
- pp. 168-174
- Chapter 12 The Beating of Billy Ray Johnson
- pp. 175-188
- Selected Secondary Sources
- pp. 193-196
- Contributors
- pp. 197-198
Additional Information
ISBN
9781623493349
Related ISBN(s)
9781623493332
MARC Record
OCLC
923337765
Pages
315
Launched on MUSE
2015-10-18
Language
English
Open Access
No