Race, Class, and the Death Penalty : Capital Punishment in American History

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Examines both the legal and illegal uses of the death penalty in American history.

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List of Illustrations	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
The Death Penalty in National Perspective	p. 9
The Colonial and Revolutionary Eras	p. 27
The Early Republic, 1786-1865	p. 47
The South and the Border, 1866-1945	p. 67
The Northeast, 1866-1945	p. 93
The Western Regions, 1836-1945	p. 119
Social Perspectives	p. 147
The Death Penalty after 1945	p. 167
The Death Penalty in American History	p. 183
Appendix	p. 191
Notes	p. 205
Index	p. 229
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