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The silent shore, the lynching of Matthew Williams and the politics of racism in the free state, Charles L. Chavis Jr

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The silent shore, the lynching of Matthew Williams and the politics of racism in the free state, Charles L. Chavis Jr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The silent shore

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1243909579

Responsibility statement

Charles L. Chavis Jr

Sub title

the lynching of Matthew Williams and the politics of racism in the free state

Summary

"This author tells the history of the lynching of a Black man on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Matthew Williams was lynched in Salisbury, Maryland, in 1931. To a greater extent than thousands of others, Williams's lynching influenced local, state, and national history, and yet its history remains largely unknown. This is a work of forensic reconstruction by the author"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

"Matthew Williams: his family, his community, his humanity -- "The blood lust of the Eastern Shore": the taking and the spectacle -- Governor Albert C. Ritchie confronts Judge Lynch: the politics of anti-black racism in the free state and beyond -- From pugilist to private eye: a prizefighter infiltrates the mob -- Unmasking the mob and breaking the system of silence -- Maryland's disgrace, the denial of justice -- A blot on the tapestry of the free state -- Confronting the legacy of anti-black violence in the age of fracture

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Lynching of Matthew Williams and the politics of racism in the free state

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