Article Title

“Hang Him Decently and in Order”: Order, Politics, and the 1853 Lynching of Hiram, a Slave

Authors

Zachary Dowdle, University of Missouri-Columbia

Abstract

Lynching became a visible tool for slaveowners to deal with community regulatory issues, as Zachary Dowdle suggests in this article.

Recommended Citation

Dowdle, Zachary (2019) "“Hang Him Decently and in Order”: Order, Politics, and the 1853 Lynching of Hiram, a Slave," The Confluence (2009-2020): Vol. 11: Iss. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/confluence_2009/vol11/iss1/1