Murder on Shades Mountain: the legal lynching of Willie Peterson and the struggle for justice in Jim Crow Birmingham

Danger in the magic city -- August 4, 1931 -- A city beset by fear -- Reign of terror in the black community -- Fear, loathing, and oblivion in the white community -- Trials and tribulations -- The arrest: September 23, 1931 -- Attempted murder -- Grand jury testimonies -- The NAACP comes to life --...

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1. Verfasser: Morrison, Melanie 1949- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Durham Duke University Press 2018
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Zusammenfassung:Danger in the magic city -- August 4, 1931 -- A city beset by fear -- Reign of terror in the black community -- Fear, loathing, and oblivion in the white community -- Trials and tribulations -- The arrest: September 23, 1931 -- Attempted murder -- Grand jury testimonies -- The NAACP comes to life -- Mounting the defense -- House of pain -- "A temporarily dethroned mind" -- "An outrageous spectacle of injustice" -- A tumultuous year -- Never turning back -- Staying on the firing line -- Charles Hamilton Houston -- A lynching in Tuscaloosa -- Moving the case forward -- No negroes allowed -- A flood of letters -- A multitude of regrets -- Grave doubts as to his guilt -- Jim Crow justice -- Epilogue: The community that kept faith -- Afterword: Letter to my father
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (x, 256 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780822371670
0822371677

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