Power, Community, and Racial Killing in East St. Louis

Malcolm McLaughlin

Palgrave Macmillan, Nov 27, 2005 - History - 283 pages

Malcolm McLaughlin's work presents a detailed analysis of the East St. Louis race riot in 1917, offering new insights into the construction of white identity and racism. He illuminates the "world of East St Louis", life in its factories and neighborhoods, its popular culture, and City Hall politics, to place the race riot in the context of the city's urban development.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Power, Community, and Racial Killing in East St. Louis
• Author: Malcolm McLaughlin
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
• ISBN: 1403970785, 9781403970787
• Length: 283 pages
• Subjects: History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies); History / General; History / Modern / General; History / Social History; History / United States / 20th Century; History / United States / General; History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI); Science / General; Social Science / Discrimination; Social Science / Ethnic Studies / General; Social Science / Race & Ethnic Relations; Social Science / Sociology / General; Social Science / Sociology / Social Theory