{"product_id":"at-the-hands-of-persons-unknown-the-lynching-of-black-america-paperback","title":"At the Hands of Persons Unknown: The Lynching of Black America - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Dray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE SOUTHERN BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION - \"A landmark work of unflinching scholarship.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis extraordinary account of lynching in America, by acclaimed civil rights historian Philip Dray, shines a clear, bright light on American history's darkest stain--illuminating its causes, perpetrators, apologists, and victims. Philip Dray also tells the story of the men and women who led the long and difficult fight to expose and eradicate lynching, including Ida B. Wells, James Weldon Johnson, Walter White, and W.E.B. Du Bois. If lynching is emblematic of what is worst about America, their fight may stand for what is best: the commitment to justice and fairness and the conviction that one individual's sense of right can suffice to defy the gravest of wrongs. This landmark book follows the trajectory of both forces over American history--and makes lynching's legacy belong to us all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAt the Hands of Persons Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In this history of lynching in the post-Reconstruction South--the most comprehensive of its kind--the author has written what amounts to a Black Book of American race relations.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A powerfully written, admirably perceptive synthesis of the vast literature on lynching. It is the most comprehensive social history of this shameful subject in almost seventy years and should be recognized as a major addition to the bibliography of American race relations.\"\u003cb\u003e--David Levering Lewis \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An important and courageous book, well written, meticulously researched, and carefully argued.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You don't really know what lynching was until you read Dray's ghastly accounts of public butchery and official complicity.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Southern Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction \u003cbr\u003eThis extraordinary account of lynching in America, by acclaimed civil rights historian Philip Dray, shines a clear, bright light on American history's darkest stain--illuminating its causes, perpetrators, apologists, and victims. Philip Dray also tells the story of the men and women who led the long and difficult fight to expose and eradicate lynching, including Ida B. Wells, James Weldon Johnson, Walter White, and W.E.B. Du Bois. If lynching is emblematic of what is worst about America, their fight may stand for what is best: the commitment to justice and fairness and the conviction that one individual's sense of right can suffice to defy the gravest of wrongs. This landmark book follows the trajectory of both forces over American history--and makes lynching's legacy belong to us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Dray is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eWe Are Not Afraid: The Story of Goodman, Schwerner, and Chaney and the Civil Rights Campaign for Mississippi\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book for 1988. Born in Chicago and raised in Minnesota, Dray now lives in New York City. He has been a contributor to many publications, including \u003ci\u003eMother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 8.07 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robert F. Kennedy Book Award (2003)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762234392864,"sku":"9780375754456","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa7cacec883385cbc5d47ce6e14778c7.webp?v=1780218596","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/at-the-hands-of-persons-unknown-the-lynching-of-black-america-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}