02651nam 2200601 a 450 991078439930332120230617042556.00-8166-9287-4(CKB)1000000000346849(EBL)310644(OCoLC)476095395(SSID)ssj0000281362(PQKBManifestationID)11223567(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000281362(PQKBWorkID)10306455(PQKB)11708860(OCoLC)560187939(MdBmJHUP)muse39422(MiAaPQ)EBC310644(Au-PeEL)EBL310644(CaPaEBR)ebr10151285(CaONFJC)MIL522726(EXLCZ)99100000000034684920030415d2003 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLegacy of violence[electronic resource] lynch mobs and executions in Minnesota /John D. BesslerMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20031 online resource (329 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-3811-X 0-8166-3810-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Lynch mobs and public hangings -- On Lincoln's orders : Mankato's mass hanging -- The execution of Ann Bilansky -- The gallows reconsidered : executions versus life sentences -- The "midnight assassination law" -- The botched hanging of William Williams -- The abolition of capital punishment -- A travesty of justice : the Duluth lynchings.In Legacy of Violence, John D. Bessler takes us on a compelling journey through the history of lynchings and state-sanctioned executions that dramatically shaped Minnesota's past. Through personal accounts of those involved with the events, Bessler traces the history of both famous and lesser-known executions and lynchings in Minnesota, the state's anti-death penalty and anti-lynching movements, and the role of the media in the death penalty debate.LynchingMinnesotaHistoryCapital punishmentMinnesotaHistoryExecutions and executionersMinnesotaHistoryLynchingHistory.Capital punishmentHistory.Executions and executionersHistory.364.1/34Bessler John D1152786MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784399303321Legacy of violence3691792UNINA