Lay this Body Down: The 1921 Murders of Eleven Plantation Slaves
- ISBN-10
- 1556523548
- ISBN-13
- 9781556523540
- Pages
- 195
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Lawrence Hill Books
- Author
- Gregory A. Freeman
Description
Faced with a federal investigation for using poor blacks bailed out of local jail, forced to work under the threat of whippings, locked up at night, and chased down by bloodhounds if they tried to escape, John S. Williams, owner of a plantation in Jasper County, Georgia, decided to destroy the evidence. He resolved to kill eleven black men who could testify to the situation on the farm. The resulting trial galvanized national attention and marked a turning point in the treatment of black Americans.
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