Ep. 13 - What You Don't Know About American Lynchings (Bill Carrigan)

Historian Bill Carrigan unpacks the stereotypes and misunderstandings of lynchings with host Connie Morgan.Stuff referenced in this episode:Bill’s Book: The Making of a Lynching Culture: Violence and Vigilantism in Central Texas, 1836-1916Bill’s Book: Forgotten Dead: Mob Violence against Mexicans in the United States, 1848-1928The Many Faces of Judge Lynch: Extralegal Violence and Punishment in AmericaBill’s “When Americans Lynched Mexicans,” in the New York Times“Rowan research on the road: History professor, students research lynching in 12-day road trip through the south”