whytheracecardisplayed
Jul 12, 20191 min
Updated: May 1, 2023
In the Jim Crow South, African Americans were criminalized. The flip side of that coin, asserts Tammy Ingram, was the decriminalization of whites. Ingram reveals how local authorities tolerated, enabled, and at times actively collaborated with white mobsters in Phenix City, Alabama.
Other Sources: White Crime and White Privilege in the Jim Crow South