The lynching : the epic courtroom battle that brought down the Klan
Title:
The lynching : the epic courtroom battle that brought down the Klan
Author:
Leamer, Laurence.
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Publication Information:
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016]
Edition:
First edition.
ISBNF:
9780062458346
Physical Description:
x, 372 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Abstract:
Describes the brutal killing of a young Black man in Alabama and subsequent conviction of two Klansmen in 1981 and the civil suit against the United Klans of America that exposed the true motives and philosophy of the organization and ultimately bankrupted them.
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