Historian Bill Carrigan unpacks the stereotypes and misunderstandings of lynchings with host Connie Morgan.
Stuff referenced in this episode:
Photo from the lynching of Jesse Washington
Bill’s Book: The Making of a Lynching Culture: Violence and Vigilantism in Central Texas, 1836-1916
Bill’s Book: Forgotten Dead: Mob Violence against Mexicans in the United States, 1848-1928
The Many Faces of Judge Lynch: Extralegal Violence and Punishment in America
Bill’s “When Americans Lynched Mexicans,” in the New York Times
Ep. 13 - What You Don't Know About American Lynchings (Bill Carrigan)