White man's heaven: the lynching and expulsion of blacks in the Southern Ozarks, 1894 - 1909

Pierce City: "we were once slaves" -- Pierce City: "white man's heaven" -- Pierce City: the lark and Godley trials -- Joplin: "have mercy on my soul" -- Joplin: "hurrah for Hickory Bill" -- Springfield: "the devil was just as good a friend to God&quo...

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Main Author: Harper, Kimberly (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Fayetteville, Ark. Univ. of Arkansas Press 2010
In:Year: 2010
Online Access: Book review (H-Net)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 4658
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Keywords:
Lynching > Missouri > History
Racism > Missouri > History
African Americans > Violence against > Missouri > History
African Americans > Missouri > Social conditions
African Americans > Relocation > Missouri > History
Missouri > Race relations > History
Ozark Plateau > Lynchjustiz > Geschichte 1894-1909
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Summary:Pierce City: "we were once slaves" -- Pierce City: "white man's heaven" -- Pierce City: the lark and Godley trials -- Joplin: "have mercy on my soul" -- Joplin: "hurrah for Hickory Bill" -- Springfield: "the devil was just as good a friend to God" -- Springfield: "a slumbering volcano" -- Springfield: "the Easter offering" -- Springfield: "they certainly had not the bearing of deacons" -- Springfield: "murder in the air" -- Harrison: "their voices filled the air" -- Conclusion
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XXV, 325 S.
ISBN:1-55728-941-7
978-1-55728-941-4