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1 online resource |
| Summary |
In 1932, a black man was found hanging on Rattlesnake Mountain in Fauquier County. A mob set fire to his body. Officials 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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Print version record |
| Subject |
History.
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history (discipline)
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1439657696 |
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9781439657690 |
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