Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. Introduction 1
4. PART I DANGER IN THE MAGIC CITY
5. 1 August 4, 1931 15
6. 2 A City Beset by Fear 25
7. 3 Reign of Terror in the Black Community 34
8. 4 Fear, Loathing, and Oblivion in the White Community 45
9. PART II TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
10. 5 The Arrest 55
11. 6 Attempted Murder 67
12. 7 Grand Jury Testimonies 76
13. 8 The NAACP Comes to Life 85
14. 9 Mounting the Defense 94
15. 10 House of Pain 113
16. 11 “A Temporarily Dethroned Mind” 116
17. 12 “An Outrageous Spectacle of Injustice” 119
18. 13 A Tumultuous Year 122
19. PART III NEVER TURNING BACK
20. 14 Staying on the Firing Line 131
21. 15 Charles Hamilton Houston 134
22. 16 A Lynching in Tuscaloosa 142
23. 17 Moving the Case Forward 150
24. 18 No Negroes Allowed 162
25. 19 A Flood of Letters 168
26. 20 A Multitude of Regrets 172
27. 21 Grave Doubts as to His Guilt 178
28. 22 Jim Crow Justice 185
29. Epilogue 193
30. Afterword 197
31. Acknowledgments 203
32. Notes 209
33. Bibliography 233
34. Index 241