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Murder on Shades Mountain: The Legal Lynching of Willie Peterson and the Struggle for Justice in Jim Crow Birmingham
By Morrison, Melanie S.
- ISBN
- 9780822371175
- Publisher
- Duke Univ.
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Starred Review on March 15, 2018 | Social Sciences
Activist and theologian Morrison (founder & executive director, Allies for Change; The Grace of Coming Home) brings into vivid detail the tragic story of Willie Peterson. A disabled African American coal miner and veteran, Peterson was accused by a white woman, Nell Williams, of attacking her, her sister, and a friend on Shades Mountain, near Birmingham, AL, in August 1931. In the aftermath of the assault, roaming gangs of whites ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
