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Lay This Body Down: The 1921 Murders of Eleven Plantation Slaves
Lay This Body Down The 1921 Murders of Eleven Plantation Slaves
Author: Gregory A. Freeman
The John S. Williams plantation in Georgia was operated largely with the labor of slaves-and this was in 1921, 56 years after the Civil War. Williams was not alone in using "peons," but his reaction to a federal investigation was almost unbelievable: he decided to destroy the evidence. Enlisting the aid of his trusted black farm boss, Clyde Mann...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781556523571
ISBN-10: 1556523572
Publication Date: 9/1999
Pages: 195
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Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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