Download or read book Lynchings in Missouri, 1803-1981 written by Harriet C. Frazier and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-08-25 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At least 227 mob lynchings are identified, confirmed, and documented. Topics include: lynchings of Native Americans and African Americans; law enforcement efforts to punish lynchers; horse/hog stealing, bank robbery, murder, sex crimes, and other offenses for which whites were lynched; a still-unsolved 1981 lynching; 50 falsely reported, doubtful, and/or foiled lynchings, 1857-1930"--Provided by publisher.