Lynching in North Carolina

by Vann R. Newkirk

"From the end of the Civil War until the mid-1920s, the culture of lynching prospered in North Carolina. Between 1865 and 1941, at least168 North Carolinians lost their lives to this form of mob violence. This work provides a list of all 168 documented lynchings, including a detailed account of the more infamous occasions"--Provided by publisher.