Date of Award
May 2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
Committee Member
John R Andrew
Committee Member
Abel Bartley
Committee Member
Joshua Catalano
Committee Member
Matthew Hooley
Committee Member
James Jeffries
Abstract
This thesis is a criticism of chroniclers. As is said at the end of the introduction, this research not only criticizes poor investigative work (whether it be intentionally malicious, or simply lazy) from the past, but also reinforces a standard of expectation for those who wish to go into any field of research and/or writing. As writers are the last defense against the erasure of history, it stands to measure that there should be a higher expectation of those of them granted the authority to chronicle history. However, it is obvious based on the case studies of Native American lynchings throughout the thesis, that there continues to be a problem with accuracy and execution in the field of historical chronicling. For this reason, this thesis was written to contend with such criticisms. This thesis provides a historiography on literature about lynching, over twenty case-studies on Native Americans who were lynched, a small grounded history on some multi-naming traditions, and a question about the importance of spectatorship in public, communal acts of violence.
Recommended Citation
Samons, Kaitlyn Michelle, "Those Who Spectate Are Bound to Murder" (2020). All Theses. 3291.
https://open.clemson.edu/all_theses/3291