This week, the docs explore the psychology behind groups of people acting out in violent and sometimes murderous ways while taking justice into their own hands. They cover a brief history of lynch mobs in the US, before revisiting vigilantism and look at "mob mentality" before covering a couple of case studies.
RESOURCES
“Letzgo Hunting Denies Blame for Man’s Suicide.” BBC News, 18 Sept. 2013, www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-24145142. Accessed 25 Mar. 2024.
“NPR Choice Page.” Npr.org, 2019, www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/09/30/227792122/tracing-the-story-of-lynch-mob.
Parker, Alan, et al. “Mississippi Burning.” IMDb, 27 Jan. 1989, www.imdb.com/title/tt0095647/?ref_=kw_li_tt. Accessed 25 Mar. 2024.
Sowards, Adam M. “Reckoning with History: The Legacy of Lynching in the West.” High Country News, 13 July 2018, www.hcn.org/articles/reckoning-with-history-the-legacy-of-lynching-in-the-west/. Accessed 25 Mar. 2024.
“Texas Prosecutor Kills Himself after Sex Sting.” NBC News, www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15592444.
“Till (Film).” Wikipedia, 6 Apr. 2023, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Till_(film).
“Who Are Vigilante Group Letzgo Hunting?” BBC News, 19 Sept. 2013, www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24143991. Accessed 25 Mar. 2024.