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" A lynching in Little Dixie : "
Patricia L. Roberts.
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BL
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850724
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| Main Entry
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Roberts, Patricia L.
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| Title & Author
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A lynching in Little Dixie : : the life and death of James T. Scott, ca. 1885-1923 /\ Patricia L. Roberts.
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| Publication Statement
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Jefferson, North Carolina :: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,, [2018]
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v, 193 pages ;; 23 cm
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1476674922
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: 9781476674926
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- The New Mexico mystery -- The place -- Columbia and the Civil War -- Reconstruction and beyond -- Life in Chicago -- What James Scott was missing back in Columbia -- James Scott's possible great adventure -- Whose side are we fighting on anyway? -- Sweet land of liberty -- The last week -- The aftermath -- Still partially cloudy.
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| Abstract
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"James T. Scott's 1923 lynching in the college town of Columbia, Missouri was precipitated by a case of mistaken identity. Falsely accused of rape, the World War I veteran was dragged from jail by a mob and hanged from a bridge before 1000 onlookers"--
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Scott, James T.,approximately 1885-1923.
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African American men-- Violence against, Case studies.
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Lynching-- Missouri-- Columbia, Case studies.
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Lynching.
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Race relations.
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Columbia (Mo.), Race relations, Case studies.
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United States, Race relations, Case studies.
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Missouri, Columbia.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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364.1/34
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HV6462.M8R63 2018
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