They Stole Him Out of Jail by William Gravely
On February 17, 1947, twenty-four-year-old Willie Earle was abducted from his jail cell by a mob, and then beaten, stabbed, and shot to death. In They Stole Him Out of Jail, William Gravely presents the most comprehensive account of the Earle lynching ever written, exploring it from background to aftermath and from multiple perspectives.
Forty years in the making, this is the definitive study of one of the most important lynchings of the twentieth centuryGravely, an upstate South Carolina native with unprecedented access to people and sources, provides a thorough and provocative exploration of the background, events, and legacy of Willie Earle's death."" - Bruce E. Baker, Newcastle University
William Gravely, professor emeritus at the University of Denver, is the author of Gilbert Haven, Methodist Abolitionist, as well as numerous articles on religion and social change. He is a native of Pickens County, South Carolina, where the murder of T. W. Brown occurred and where Willie Earle was jailed before his abduction.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781611179378 |
| ISBN 10 | 1611179378 |
| Title | They Stole Him Out of Jail |
| Author | William Gravely |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of South Carolina Press |
| Year published | 2019-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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