Democracy Abroad, Lynching at Home
Florida often seems not quite southern—yet it suffered more lynching than any of its Deep South neighbors when examined in proportion to the number of African American residents.
Investigating this dark era of the state’s history and focusing on a string of brutal lynchings that took place during the 1940s, Tameka Hobbs explores the reasons why lynchings continued in Florida when they were starting...
Florida often seems not quite southern—yet it suffered more lynching than any of its Deep South neighbors when examined in proportion to the number of African American residents.
Investigating this dark era of the state’s history and focusing on a string of brutal lynchings that took place during the 1940s, Tameka Hobbs explores the reasons why lynchings continued in Florida when they were starting...
