Gail Williams O Brien: 1 book
The Color of the Law
Race, Violence, and Justice in the Post-World War II South
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
On February 25, 1946, African Americans in Columbia, Tennessee, averted the lynching of James Stephenson, a nineteen-year-old, black Navy veteran accused of attacking a white radio repairman at a local department store. That night, after Stephenson was safely out of town, four of Columbia's police...
