Title: Devil's sanctuary
First published: 2009
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.
Subjects: Race relations, African Americans, Civil rights, Hate crimes, Hate crimes -- Mississippi, African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi, Mississippi -- Race relations, Mississippi, social conditions
LC classification: HV6773.53.M7 A47 2009