Exculpating Injustice: Coroner Constructions of White Innocence in the Postbellum South

Research notes the broad complicity of white public officials in historical racial violence and repression. These discussions emphasize the role of criminal justice actors in perpetrating and enabling this repression. Extending this assessment, the authors examine coroners’ facilitation of white rac...

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Main Authors: Sarah Gaby, David Cunningham, Hedwig Lee, Geoff Ward, Ashley N. Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Socius
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2378023120983647