Devil's sanctuary
Subtitle: an eyewitness history of Mississippi hate crimes
By: Alex A. Alston, Jr. and James L. Dickerson.
Contributors: Dickerson, James L.
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9781556527630
Subjects: Hate crimes -- Mississippi; African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi; Mississippi -- Race relations
Description: A first-hand narrative account of hate crimes that have taken place in the state of Mississippi documents the 1956 Sovereignty Commission's efforts to preserve segregation and local values by declaring the state outside of federal jurisdiction, detailing harrowing acts of lynching, arson, wrongful imprisonment, and other criminal actions that were subsequently enabled.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.