Blood in Their Eyes :The Elaine Massacre of 1919
Blood in Their Eyes :The Elaine Massacre of 1919
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Published:
30 April, 2020
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Description
The first edition of Grif Stockley's Blood in Their Eyes, published in 2001, brought renewed attention to the Elaine Massacre and sparked valuable new studies on racial violence and exploitation in Arkansas and beyond. With contributions from fellow historians Brian K. Mitchell and Guy Lancaster, this revised edition draws from recently uncovered source material and explores in greater detail the actions of the mob, the lives of those who survived the massacre, and the regime of fear and terror that prevailed under Jim Crow.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781682261361 |
| ISBN10 | 1682261360 |
| Number Of Pages | 330 |
| Item Weight | 548 g |
| Product Dimensions | 154 x 236 x 22 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | University of Arkansas Press |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Second Edition |
Media Reviews
This expanded edition of Blood in Their Eyes: The Elaine Massacre of 1919 is a valuable resource for coming to grips with one of the most significant episodes of racial violence in Arkansas and US history. Building on Grif Stockley’s pathbreaking first edition, Stockley, Mitchell, and Lancaster offer further analysis that incorporates newly uncovered sources, subsequent historical scholarship, and other recent developments in the efforts to excavate what occurred in Phillips County, Arkansas, in 1919. Their thoughtful, essential scholarship draws from a deep and probing knowledge of Arkansas and southern history. Their book is one of the best local studies of American racial violence that I have read." —Michael J. Pfeifer, author of Rough Justice: Lynching and American Society, 1874--1947
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Author's Bio
Grif Stockley is an award-winning novelist and historian whose many books include Daisy Bates: Civil Rights Crusader from Arkansas and Black Boys Burning: The 1959 Fire at the Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School.
Brian K. Mitchell is assistant professor of history at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He has researched and published on the Elaine Massacre, the 1859 expulsion of free blacks from Arkansas, and urban renewal in Little Rock.
Guy Lancaster has written or edited three previous works on racial violence in Arkansas, including Bullets and Fire: Lynching and Authority in Arkansas, 1840-1950. He serves as editor of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, a project of the Central Arkansas Library System.