Chavis, Charles L., Jr.

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The Silent Shore

The Lynching of Matthew Williams and the Politics of Racism in the Free State

Beschreibung

Complicating historical narratives associated with the history of lynching in the city of Salisbury, The Silent Shore explores the immediate and lingering effect of Williams's death on the politics of racism in the United States, the Black community in Salisbury, the broader Eastern Shore, the state of Maryland, and the legacy of "modern-day lynchings."

Autor

Charles L. Chavis Jr. is the director of African and African American Studies at George Mason University. He is also an assistant professor of conflict resolution and history and the founding director of the John Mitchell, Jr. Program for History, Justice, and Race at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. The national co-chair for the United States Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Movement and the vice chair of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission, he is the coeditor of For the Sake of Peace: Africana Perspectives on Racism, Justice, and Peace in America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 550g
• ISBN-13: 9781421442921
• ISBN-10: 1421442922
• Artikelnr.: 61376196