Vigilantes
Brief Synopsis
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Half a century ago, lynching was considered common-place. It was begun as a means of intimidating former slaves who attempted to exercise their newly won rights. Nearly 4000 Americans were lynched between 1880 and 1930, the peak year being 1892, when 161 reported lynchings took place. Only 49 people
Cast & Crew
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Damian Weyand
Director (History Channel)
David Ackroyd
Narration
Arthur Kent
Host ("History'S Mysteries")
Bill Brummel
Executive Producer
Tim Busa
Executive In Charge
Recyl Chapman
Production Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
History's Mysteries (09/27/99)
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Bill Brummel Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Half a century ago, lynching was considered common-place. It was begun as a means of intimidating former slaves who attempted to exercise their newly won rights. Nearly 4000 Americans were lynched between 1880 and 1930, the peak year being 1892, when 161 reported lynchings took place. Only 49 people were ever indicted and only four sent to jail. Using archival footage from the NAACP collection and a private collection, the documentary tells the story of vigilante justice, the stories of innocent victims and the long battle to finally pass anti-lynching laws in the United States.
Crew
Bill Brummel
Executive Producer
Tim Busa
Executive In Charge
Recyl Chapman
Production Assistant
Debra Fazio
Publicist (History Channel)
Eileen Fitzpatrick
Publicist (History Channel)
Lionel Friedberg
Producer
Lionel Friedberg
Writer
Matt Jacoby
Editor
Michele Lawrence
Segment Producer (Recreation)
Mark Leggett
Music
Matthew May
Director Of Photography (Recreation)
Abbe Raven
Executive Producer (History Channel)
Chris Simpson
Segment Editor
Steve Slocomb
Camera
Katy Stewart
Production Assistant
Hay Tanning
Post-Production Supervisor
James P Taylor Jr
Creative Consultant (Recreation)
Cindy Vacek
Accountant
Paul Venus
Segment Editor
Susan Warren
Researcher
Susan Werbe
Executive Producer (History Channel)
Nicole Woods
Production Assistant
Judith Young
Associate Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
History's Mysteries (09/27/99)
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Bill Brummel Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
