The first Waco Horror: the lynching of Jesse Washington and the rise of the NAACP
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Main Author: Bernstein, Patricia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: College Station Texas A & M University Press ©2005
Edition:1st ed
Series:Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University no. 101
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Online Access:DE-1046
DE-1047
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-244) and index
"Alert, pushing, and rich": the setting of the Waco horror -- "Active for good": The beginnings of the NAACP -- "Yours in a glorious cause": the investigator -- Prelude to a lynching: "slogan is harmony and efficiency" -- An "exciting occurrence": the lynching -- "Enough to make the devil gasp": how could this happen -- "The news will go far": the immediate aftermath -- "Who is she; a detective?": the investigation -- "Inject lynching into the public mind": the follow-up reaction -- "Sheriff Stegall is prepared to defend the jail": change comes at last to Waco -- Epilogue: "one of the best vote-getters the county every saw."
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 252 pages)
ISBN:1603445471
9781603445474

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