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