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It was also true in the aftermath of the Civil War, when emancipated Black Americans and their Northern allies sought to fulfill the promises of Reconstruction. And though this pattern was seemingly broken after the Civil Rights revolution of the 1950s and ’60s—and abandoned once and for all—legal vigilantism has made a surprising, roaring comeback in the months and years following the failed coup of January 6, 2021. Committed to never again losing power, let alone experiencing the humiliation that followed on the heels of the heavy-handed insurrection, overlapping networks of right-wing lawyers, politicians, plutocrats, and preachers have resurrected state-supported vigilantism. Vigilante Nation tells this story of the American Right marginalizing, subordinating, and disenfranchising the increasingly diverse and cosmopolitan members of the American polity. This book exposes the vigilantes’ plans, explains their methods—everything from book bans to anti-abortion bounties to attacks on government proceedings, including elections—and underscores the stakes. Now that supporters of democratic equality are numerous and dexterous enough to finally secure the broad promises of the civil rights revolution, the race is on for MAGA Republicans to subvert our democracy before a countermovement can rise up to thwart their insidious plans.","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9781668023242","publication_date":"20250812","publisher":"Atria/One Signal Publishers","slug":"vigilante-nation","subtitle":"How State-sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy","title":"Vigilante Nation"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"POL042020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Conservatism & Liberalism","score":0.7705,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"POL042040","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Radical Politics","score":0.7688,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"HIS036070","confidence_band":"medium","label":"21st-Century America","score":0.7588,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"POL042020","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Conservatism & Liberalism","score":0.7705,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"POL042040","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Radical Politics","score":0.7688,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"HIS036070","confidence_band":"medium","label":"21st-Century America","score":0.7588,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"HIS054000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Social History","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"LAW013000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Civil Rights","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"POL040040","confidence_band":"high","label":"Local Government","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"Conservatism & Liberalism","score":0.7705,"slug":"conservatism-liberalism"},{"label":"Radical Politics","score":0.7688,"slug":"radical-politics"},{"label":"21st-Century America","score":0.7588,"slug":"21st-century-america"}],"reader_fit":["For readers interested in US political history and state-supported vigilantism","For readers exploring threats to democracy and Christian nationalism"],"related_lists":[],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Timothy J. 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