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Vigilantism and Lynching | Engaging Etymology (2015x31)

Air date: Nov 15, 2015

Vigilante justice might be something we glorify in superhero movies today, but it has a long history that is discretely tied with lynching. ------------------------------------------------------------ more videos: previous: https://youtu.be/E_gwkFrM_-w related: https://youtu.be/EM1EV8RdnJA ------------------------------------------------------------ references: Belew, Kathleen. “Lynching and Power in the United States.” History Compass 12, no.1 (2014): 84-99. Gard, Wayne. Frontier Justice. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1949. https://amzn.to/2mVVaWt Waldrep, Christopher. The Many Faces of Judge Lynch: Extralegal Violence and Punishment in America. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002. https://amzn.to/2KElx1n ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 LET'S CONNECT: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 https://twitter.com/Cynical_History ------------------------------------------------------------ Hashtags: #History #vigilante #vigilantism #lynching #lynch