Fire in a Canebrake by Laura Wexler

Fire in a Canebrake by Laura Wexler

July 25, 1946. In Walton County, Georgia, a mob of white men commit one of the most heinous racial crimes in America's history: the shotgun murder of four black sharecroppers -- two men and two women -- at Moore's Ford Bridge. Fire in a Canebrake, the term locals used to describe the sound of the fatal gunshots, is the story of our nation's last mass lynching on record. More than a half century later, the lynchers' identities still remain unknown.
Drawing from interviews, archival sources, and uncensored FBI reports, acclaimed journalist and author Laura Wexler takes readers deep into the heart of Walton County, bringing to life the characters who inhabited that infamous landscape -- from sheriffs to white supremacists to the victims themselves -- including a white man who claims to have been a secret witness to the crime. By turns a powerful historical document, a murder mystery, and a cautionary tale, Fire in a Canebrake ignites a powerful contemplation on race, humanity, history, and the epic struggle for truth

Wexler, Laura: - Laura Wexler is professor of American studies and women's, gender, and sexuality studies at Yale University.

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ISBN 13	9780684868165
ISBN 10	0684868164
Titel	Fire in a Canebrake
Autor	Laura Wexler
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Scribner Book Company
Erscheinungsjahr	2003-01-07
Seitenanzahl	288
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.