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The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia

Books | True Crime / Historical

Jim Hall
This true crime history reveals the harrowing story of a black man brutally murdered by a lynch mob in 1932 Virginia.   In 1932, a black man was found hanging on Rattlesnake Mountain in Fauquier County, Virginia. Though a mob set fire to his body, officials were able to identify him as Shedrick Thompson, who had been wanted for the abduction and rape of a local white woman. Some claimed Thompson killed himself, framing his gruesome death as the final act of a desperate fugitive. But residents knew better. Thompson had been the victim of a lynching—the last one known in Virginia.    In The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, author Jim Hall pieces together Thompson’s life, the weeks-long manhunt to find him, and his final hours. He also details the lawless practice of lynching in Fauquier County. This true crime chronicle takes an in-depth look at Thompson’s case to expose a complex and disturbing chapter in Virginia history.
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Author
Jim Hall
Pages
147
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Published Date
2017-10-16
ISBN
1439657696 9781439657690

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