The Textbook Describes the Methods of the Vigilance Committees as

question 17

Multiple Choice

The textbook describes the methods of the vigilance committees as

• A)parodies of due process.
• B)positive examples of "popular justice".
• C)procedures necessary to deal with frontier lawlessness.
• D)clear evidence of Anglo-Saxon superiority.

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