How ethical systems change : lynching and capital punishment /
Lynching and capital punishment
Sheldon Ekland-Olson, Danielle Dirks.
- xi, 67 pages ; 26 cm.
- Framing 21st century social issues .
- Framing 21st century social issues. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-56) and index.
What lies ahead -- Removing the protective boundaries of life -- A campaign to stop the executions -- The pendulum swings, the debate continues.
Punishment--History.--United States Life--Moral and ethical aspects. Social justice--History.--United States Discrimination in capital punishment--History.--United States Lynching--History.--United States Capital punishment--History.--United States