Injustice on the Eastern Shore : race and the Hill murder trial /

Injustice on the Eastern Shore : race and the Hill murder trial /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hemstock, G. Kevin, author.
Imprint:	Charleston, SC : History Press, 2015. ©2015
Description:	207 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Hill, James Heighe, -- 1862-1892 -- Death. Trials (Murder) -- Maryland -- Kent County -- 19th century. Racism -- Maryland -- 19th century. Judicial error -- Maryland -- 19th century. African Americans -- Maryland -- 19th century -- Government relations. Death. Judicial error. Race relations. Racism. Trials (Murder) Maryland -- Race relations -- 19th century. Millington (Md.) -- History -- 19th century. Maryland. Maryland -- Kent County. Maryland -- Millington. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10291614

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ISBN:	9781626199422 1626199426
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-202) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Collecting a Debt
Millington in the 1890s
The African American Community
Hill Sets Up House in Millington
A House Call
Ford's Hill and Destiny
It Was No Accident
Lynching Prevented
African American Deliberations
Unpreventable Lynching
The Long Summer
Columbus Day
The Trial
The Merits of Hanging Eight
An Unexpected Visit
Another Surprise Visit
The Gallows Beckon
Foursome Finale
And Then There Were None
Was There a Miscarriage of Justice?
Executions Removed to Penitentiary
The Victims
Ripples to the Present
Jail Falls to the Wrecking Ball
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author