Does the stigma of slavery explain the maltreatment of blacks by whites?: The case of lynchings

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 167-193

  Price, Gregory N ^a   Darity Jr , William A ^b   Headen Jr , Alvin E ^c  

^a MOREHOUSE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Lynching; Slavery; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 37749040333     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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