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Lay This Body Down
Gregory A. Freeman
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The 1921 Murders of Eleven Plantation Slaves
出版Chicago Review Press, 2002
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / HistoricalBiography & Autobiography / Criminals & OutlawsHistory / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)Law / Legal HistorySocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black StudiesSocial Science / SlaverySocial Science / Black Studies (Global)True Crime / Murder / General
ISBN156976686X9781569766866
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=2L1Kb2ts5pgC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The John S. Williams plantation in Georgia was operated largely with the labor of slaves--and this was in 1921, 56 years after the Civil War. Williams was not alone in using "peons," but his reaction to a federal investigation was almost unbelievable: he decided to destroy the evidence. Enlisting the aid of his trusted black farm boss, Clyde Manning, he began methodically killing his slaves. As this true story unfolds, each detail seems more shocking, and surprises continue in the aftermath, with a sensational trial galvanizing the nation and marking a turning point in the treatment of black Americans.