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A Lynching in the Heartland

Race and Memory in America

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  • © 2001

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  1. James H. Madison
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-4

  3. A Night of Terror

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    Pages 5-11

  4. “Strange Fruit” in the American Democracy

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    Pages 13-25

  5. An Ordinary Place in Time

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    Pages 27-42

  6. Lines of Color, Lines of Community

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    Pages 43-61

  7. The Stories Begin

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    Pages 63-79

  8. “A Fair Mob”

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    Pages 81-92

  9. “All Over Now”

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    Pages 93-109

  10. Remembering

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    Pages 111-128

  11. The Long Lines of Color

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    Pages 129-153

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 155-204
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About this book

On a hot summer night in 1930, three black teenagers accused of murdering a young white man and raping his girlfriend waited for justice in an Indiana jail. A mob dragged them from the jail and lynched two of them. No one in Marion, Indiana was ever punished for the murders. In this gripping account, James H. Madison refutes the popular perception that lynching was confined to the South, and clarifies 20th century America's painful encounters with race, justice, and memory.

Reviews

"As passionate as it is disturbing, Madison's book is a dire reminder of the horrors the American heartland held for the dispossessed." - Publishers Weekly

"Conveyed in a simple, straightforward fashion, Madison's story acquires its own persuasive eloquence." - Washington Post Book World

"A piercing, provocative account of a famous lynching that will forever alter the way you see race, memory, and justice in America." - Essence Magazine

"Conveyed in a simple, straigtforward fashion, Madison's story acquires its own persuasive eloquence." - International Herald Tribune

"Through creative and meticulous research, this books reveals the complex roots and lasting significance of what happened..." - American Historical Review

About the author

James H. Madison is Miller Professor of History at Indiana University in Bloomington, where he teaches American history. This is his fourth book.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Lynching in the Heartland

  • Book Subtitle: Race and Memory in America

  • Authors: James H. Madison

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-05393-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-6121-1Published: 31 January 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-05393-0Published: 30 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 222

  • Topics: US History, Modern History, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights

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