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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Toward the meeting of the waters Toward the meeting of the waters Orville Vernon Burton,Winfred B. Moore This book takes a provocative look into civil rights progress in the Palmetto State from activists, statesmen, and historians. Toward the Meeting of the Waters represents a watershed moment in civil … OL16801428W
Lynching in Colorado, 1859-1919 Lynching in Colorado, 1859-1919 Stephen J. Leonard "In this examination of more than 175 lynchings, Stephen J. Leonard illustrates the role economics, migration, race, and gender played in the shaping of justice and injustice in Colorado. One of the … OL3575827W
At the hands of persons unknown At the hands of persons unknown Philip Dray It is easy to shrink from our country's brutal history of lynching. Lynching is called the last great skeleton in our nation's closet: It terrorized all of black America, claimed thousands upon thous… OL5731370W