Little Dixie Devil

Little Dixie Devil
Author: Bernie Babcock
Publisher:
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1937
Genre: Great-aunts
ISBN:

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The Devil in Dixie

The Devil in Dixie
Author: George William Lloyd
Publisher:
Total Pages: 78
Release: 1865
Genre: Slavery
ISBN:

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A Lynching in Little Dixie

A Lynching in Little Dixie
Author: Patricia L. Roberts
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2018-08-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1476634866

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James T. Scott's 1923 lynching in the college town of Columbia, Missouri, was precipitated by a case of mistaken identity. Falsely accused of rape, the World War I veteran was dragged from jail by a mob and hanged from a bridge before 1000 onlookers. Patricia L. Roberts lived most of her life unaware that her aunt was the girl who erroneously accused Scott, only learning of it from a 2003 account in the University of Missouri's school newspaper. Drawing on archival research, she tells Scott's full story for the first time in the context of the racism of the Jim Crow Midwest.

The Devil's Box

The Devil's Box
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1999
Genre: Country music
ISBN:

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When the Devil Came Down to Dixie

When the Devil Came Down to Dixie
Author: Chester G. Hearn
Publisher: LSU Press
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2000-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780807140512

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Much controversy exists concerning Major General Benjamin F. ButlerOCOs administration in New Orleans during the second year of the Civil War. Some historians have extolled the general as a great humanitarian, while others have vilified him as a brazen opportunist, agreeing with the wealthy of occupied New Orleans who labeled him OC BeastOCO Butler. In this thorough examination of ButlerOCOs career in the Crescent City, Chester G. Hearn reveals that both assessments are right.As a criminal lawyer prior to entering politics, Butler learned two great lessonsOCohow to beat the rich and powerful at their own game, and how to succeed as a felon without being caught. In New Orleans, Butler drew on these lessons, visibly enjoying power, removing those who questioned his authority, and delighting in defeating his opponents. Because of his remoteness from Washington, he was able to make up his own rules as he went along, surrounding himself with trusted friends and family members who had no choice but to keep his secrets lest they incriminate themselves.Butler made every effort to humble the rich, who abhorred him and whose sordid characterizations of his regimeOCosome true, some notOCobecame legendary. As Hearn explains, ButlerOCOs legacy of corruption clouded many admirable aspects of his administration. He championed the poor, many of whom would have starved had he not fed and employed them. He also established sanitation policies that helped rid the city of disease and saved the lives of thousands of New OrleansOCO less-fortunate.Vividly describing ButlerOCOs childhood and his political career before and after the war, Hearn deftly places ButlerOCOs New Orleans reign in the context of his life. He also offers new information on Butler, including the first investigation of his suspicious accumulation of great wealth late in life.In a fast-paced, colorful narrative, Hearn shows Butler to be a fascinating case study of contradictions, a remarkable man with a politicianOCOs appetite for wealth and power as well as a sincere empathy for the poor. All Civil War historians and buffs will savor this riveting, insightful portrait of the man behind OC the Beast.OCO"

The Devil in Dixie

The Devil in Dixie
Author: G W D 1906 Lloyd
Publisher: Palala Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-05-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781359490353

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Fighting the Devil in Dixie

Fighting the Devil in Dixie
Author: Wayne Greenhaw
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1569768250

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Examining the growth of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) following the birth of the civil rights movement, this book is filled with tales of the heroic efforts to halt their rise to power. Shortly after the success of the Montgomery bus boycott, the KKK—determined to keep segregation as the way of life in Alabama—staged a resurgence, and the strong-armed leadership of Governor George C. Wallace, who defied the new civil rights laws, empowered the Klan’s most violent members. Although Wallace’s power grew, not everyone accepted his unjust policies, and blacks such as Martin Luther King Jr., J. L. Chestnut, and Bernard LaFayette began fighting back in the courthouses and schoolhouses, as did young southern lawyers such as Charles “Chuck” Morgan, who became the ACLU’s southern director; Morris Dees, who cofounded the Southern Poverty Law Center; and Bill Baxley, Alabama attorney general, who successfully prosecuted the bomber of Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church and legally halted some of Governor Wallace’s agencies designed to slow down integration. Dozens of exciting, extremely well-told stories demonstrate how blacks defied violence and whites defied public ostracism and indifference in the face of kidnappings, bombings, and murders.

DEVIL IN DIXIE

DEVIL IN DIXIE
Author: G. W. (George William) D. 1906 Lloyd
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2016-08-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781361809006

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The Acorn

The Acorn
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1936
Genre: Student newspapers and periodicals
ISBN:

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