Racial Violence In Kentucky: Lynchings, Mob Rule, and "Legal Lynchings"

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Racial Violence in Kentucky, 1865–1940 This page intentionally left blank Racial Violence in Kentucky 1865–1940 Lynchings, Mob Rule, and "Legal Lynchings" LOUISIANA STATE U N I V E R S I T Y PRESS Baton Rouge and London G E O R G E C . W R I G H T Copyright © 1990 by Louisiana State University Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Louisiana Paperback Edition, 1996 05 04 03 02 01 00 99 98 97 96 5 4 3 2 1 Designer: Laura Roubique Gleason Typeface: Trump Mediaeval Typesetter: G&S Typesetters, Inc. Printer and binder: Thomson-Shore,Inc. L I B R A R Y OF C O N G R E S S C A T A L O G I N G - I N - P U B L I C A T I O N DATA Wright, George C. Racial violence in Kentucky, 1865-1940 : lynchings, mob rule, and "legal lynchings" / George C. Wright. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8071-1536-3 (cloth) ISBN 0-8071-2073-1 (pbk.) 1. Lynching—Kentucky—History. 2. Capital punishment—Kentucky— History. 3. Afro-Americans—Kentucky—Crimesagainst—History. 4. Discrimination in criminal justice administration—Kentucky— History. 5. Kentucky—Racerelations. I. Title. HV6465.K4W75 1990 364.1'34—dcao 89-38651 CIP The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. (°°) TO My mother, Amanda Wright Knox The memory of my father, Scott J.Wright(1926-1972) and My parents-in-law, Ida L. and William H. Ellison This page intentionally left blank ...