Race, Class, and the Death Penalty -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Death Penalty in National Perspective -- 2. The Colonial and Revolutionary Eras -- 3. The Early Republic, 1786-1865 -- 4. The South and the Border, 1866-1945 -- 5. The Northeast, 1866-1945 -- 6.The Western Regions, 1836-1945 -- 7. Social Perspectives -- 8. The Death Penalty after 1945 -- 9. The Death Penalty in American History -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.