HIUS 157 Chapter Notes - Chapter PGS 47-68, 125-141: Arson
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Hius 157 textbook notes southern horrors and other writings (pgs 47-68, 125-141) Lynch law in all its phases (pgs 47-68) Preface: the causes of lynch law in the south. If people only have paid attention to what was happening in the south, they would be overcome with horror. Chapter 1: the offense: 1892, committee sent for the editors of the "free speech" journal, but they could not be found, the journal published an article about 8 lynchings having occurred since the last publication. Chapter 3: the new cry: cry of trying to protect their women, when only 1/3 of lynching victims are even accused of rape, much less actually guilty of it. Saying that black people have lost their manners, since they are no longer taught them by their masters under slavery. Chapter 5: the south"s position: henry w. grady: blacks incapable of self-government.
