| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 252 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 101 |
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Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 101
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| Contents |
"Alert, pushing, and rich": the setting of the Waco horror -- "Active for good": The beginnings of the NAACP -- "Yours in a glorious cause": the investigator -- Prelude to a lynching: "slogan is harmony and efficiency" -- An "exciting occurrence": the lynching -- "Enough to make the devil gasp": how could this happen -- "The news will go far": the immediate aftermath -- "Who is she; a detective?": the investigation -- "Inject lynching into the public mind": the follow-up reaction -- "Sheriff Stegall is prepared to defend the jail": change comes at last to Waco -- Epilogue: "one of the best vote-getters the county every saw." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Washington, Jesse, -1916.
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| SUBJECT |
Washington, Jesse, -1916 fast |
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- History -- 20th century
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People fast |
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People gnd |
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Lynching -- Texas -- Waco -- History -- 20th century
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Murder -- Texas -- Waco -- History -- 20th century
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TRUE CRIME -- Murder -- General.
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Lynching
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Murder
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Race relations
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Lynchjustiz
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United States -- Race relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140494
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| Subject |
Texas -- Waco
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United States
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Waco, Tex.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781603445474 |
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1603445471 |
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1299052665 |
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9781299052666 |
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