The Lynching of Cleo Wright.

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On January 20, 1942, black oil mill worker Cleo Wright assaulted a white woman in her home and nearly killed the first police officer who tried to arrest him. An angry mob then hauled Wright out of jail and dragged him through the streets of Sikeston, Missouri, before burning him alive. Wright'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Capeci, Dominic J., Jr
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Temas:
Wright, Cleo, > -1942.
1900-1999
African Americans > Civil rights > Missouri > Sikeston > History > 20th century.
Lynching > Missouri > Sikeston > History > 20th century.
Noirs américains > Droits > Missouri > Sikeston > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Lynchage > Missouri > Sikeston > Histoire > 20e siècle.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Civil Rights.
African Americans > Civil rights.
Lynching.
Race relations.
Sikeston (Mo.) > Race relations.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
Missouri > Sikeston.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Maps and Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Sikeston; 2 Bloodshed; 3 Law and Order; 4 Autopsy; 5 Burial; 6 The Blantons; 7 From Missouri; 8 Postmortem; Appendix; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.

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