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By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners

byMargaret A. Burnham

A paradigm-shifting investigation of Jim Crow–era violence, the legal apparatus that sustained it, and its enduring legacy, from a renowned legal scholar. The research behind By Hands Now Known draws together archival evidence, political analysis, and reconstructed events to show how the central story changed over time. The result links the jim crow’s legal executioners with debates in history and law, showing where public institutions and private experience meet. Accessible without flattening the complexity, By Hands Now Known gives readers a focused account of what changed, who was affected, and why the story endures.

Publisher

Norton & Company Limited, W. W.

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780393867855