A shot in the moonlight how a freed slave and a Confederate soldier fought for justice in the Jim Crow south
A true tale of justice in the Jim Crow south relates the story of George Dinning, a freed slave who was wrongfully convicted of murder after defending himself against a white mob and later won damages against them in court with the help of a Confederate war hero-turned-lawyer.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown Spark,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | A true tale of justice in the Jim Crow south relates the story of George Dinning, a freed slave who was wrongfully convicted of murder after defending himself against a white mob and later won damages against them in court with the help of a Confederate war hero-turned-lawyer. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-272) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780316535540 0316535540 |
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