The Capital City Murders
Black Women and Serial Murder in Interwar Era Washington, DC
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9076447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lashawn D Harris (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 270-290 |
| Publication date | 2025-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4529 • E-ISSN: 1527-1897 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jsh/shaf012 |
| OpenAlex | W4408140679 |
| Language | EN |
A series of horrific crimes rocked the nation’s capital during the interwar era. Taking advantage of the city’s socioeconomic and political conditions, as well as its racially segregated landscape, a serial killer preyed on a vulnerable community of urban citizens: Black women. Drawing from a myriad of archival materials, this essay highlights how pervasive patterns of race and gender exclusion left DC Black women susceptible to police brutality, serial murder, and municipal neglect
Ancient history · Capital (architecture) · Criminology · Economic history · Interwar period · Political science · Sociology · World War II · Crime and Detective Fiction Studies · History · Law · Race, History, and American Society
| Highly cited | No |
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