Title: Troubled ground
Description: The author revists a violent episode in his hometown's history that made national headlines in the early 20th century but disappeared from public consciousness over the decades. He offers insights into Southern history, mob violence and the formation of American race ideology while coming to terms with the violence of the past.
Subjects: Lynching, Violence against, Murder, African Americans, Race relations, History, North carolina, history, Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Places: Rowan County (N.C.), Salisbury, North Carolina
Time periods: 20th century