Amy Mallard and Racial Justice
Lynching, Law, and Resistance in Post-World War II America
Will be published approx. on 27. November 2025
Book
Hardback
209 pages
978-0-8130-7934-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book is the first to document the story of Amy Mallard, who sought justice through the legal system for the 1948 lynching of her husband in Georgia and later became an advocate for civil rights at the national level.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Florida
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
12 b&w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8130-7934-9 (9780813079349)
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Person
Matthew Lippman is emeritus professor of criminology, law, and justice at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of many legal textbooks, including Law and Society, Fourth Edition; Contemporary Criminal Law: Concepts, Cases, and Controversies, Sixth Edition; and Striking the Balance: Debating Criminal Justice and Law.