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Night Riders in Black Folk History
Night Riders in Black Folk History
Author: Gladys-Marie Fry
During and after the days of slavery in the United States, one way in which slaveowners, overseers, and other whites sought to control the black population was to encourage and exploit a fear of the supernatural. By planting rumors of evil spirits, haunted places, body-snatchers, and "night doctors"--even by masquerading as ghosts themselves--th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780820313382
ISBN-10: 0820313386
Pages: 251
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Publisher: Univ of Georgia Pr
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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