Truncated Occupation and Political Violence in the Postbellum American South

• In Event: Long Term Legacies of Political Violence

Brief Overview

We use data on white supremacist violence in the postbellum U.S. South to adjudicate scholarly claims about the role of coercion and civilian accommodation in determining counterinsurgency effectiveness.

Authors

• Hyunku Kwon, The University of Chicago

• Joshua Byun, Boston College