Death of an overseer reopening a murder investigation from the Plantation South
In May of 1857, the body of Duncan Skinner was found in a strip of woods along the edge of the plantation near Natchez, Mississippi, where he worked as an overseer. Although a coroner's jury initially ruled his death to be accidental, an investigation organized by planters from the community co...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press
2001.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3855043x*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- On History as Common Sense; 1 Investigation and Verdict; 2 The Evidence; 3 The Evidence Reconsidered; 4 Slavery; 5 The Question of a Frame-Up; 6 Black Images, White Minds; 7 Democracy and Justice; 8 In Search of John McCallin; An Epitaph for Duncan Skinner; APPENDIX I: First Draft and Fragment of a Second Draft of the Letter from Alexander Farrar to Henry Drake; APPENDIX II: Court Records from the Trial of Henderson, Reuben, and Anderson; APPENDIX III: Additional Materials in the Newspapers Relating to the Trial and Execution of Henderson, Reuben, and Anderson.
- APPENDIX IV: Additional Archival MaterialEssay on Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading; Acknowledgments; Note to Readers; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.
