G Kevin Hemstock: 1 book
Injustice on the Eastern Shore
Race and the Hill Murder Trial
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2015
Lynching rumors simmered as journalists descended on the small town of Millington, Maryland, in the spring of 1892. The frenzy focused on nine African American men and boys--some as young as fifteen--accused of murdering Dr. James Heighe Hill, who was white. Prosecutors portrayed this as retribution...
