| The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia: Seeking Truth at Rattlesnake Mountain Contributor(s): Hall, Jim (Author), Ferrell Phd, Claudine L. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1467135658 ISBN-13: 9781467135658 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - True Crime | Murder - General - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Series: True Crime |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 128 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hall, Jim: - Jim Hall was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Falls Church, Virginia. He received a bachelor's degree from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, and a master's degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. He now lives in Fredericksburg. His thirty-six-year newspaper career included stints as a reporter and editor, first at the Caroline Progress, a weekly in Bowling Green, Virginia, and then at the Free Lance-Star, a daily in Fredericksburg. He retired in 2013. |