In the shadow of the gallows

DeLombard, Jeannine Marie.

In the shadow of the gallows race, crime, and American civic identity / [electronic resource] : Jeannine Marie DeLombard. - 1st ed. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2012. - x, 446 p. : ill., facsims.

Includes bibliographical references (p.[381]-431)and index.


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African Americans in literature--History and criticism.
American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.
African Americans--Race identity--History.
African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc.--History.
Crime and race--History.--United States
Citizenship--United States.


Electronic books.

PS173.N4 / D44 2012eb

810.9/896073