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The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia: Seeking Truth at Rattlesnake Mountain

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In 1932, a black man wa found hanging on Rattlesnake Mountain in Fauquier County. A mob set fire to his body. Official identified the remains as Shedrick Thompson, wanted for the abduction and rape of a local white woman. Some claimed Thompson killed himself - the final act of a desperate fugitive. But residents knew better, calling the tragedy a lynching - the last one known in Virginia. Author Jim Hall takes an in-depth look at the events to expose a complex and disturbing chapter in Virginia history.

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The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia: Seeking Truth at Rattlesnake Mountain, Jim Hall

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anglicky
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Jim Hall
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History Press
Rok vydání
2016
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měkká
Počet stran
128
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9781467135658
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3,75 z 5
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In 1932, a black man wa found hanging on Rattlesnake Mountain in Fauquier County. A mob set fire to his body. Official identified the remains as Shedrick Thompson, wanted for the abduction and rape of a local white woman. Some claimed Thompson killed himself - the final act of a desperate fugitive. But residents knew better, calling the tragedy a lynching - the last one known in Virginia. Author Jim Hall takes an in-depth look at the events to expose a complex and disturbing chapter in Virginia history.