One Night of Madness

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One Night of Madness
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On the cusp of the civil rights movement, tragedy and injustice in rural Southern towns was not uncommon, but the wickedness as retold by author Stokes McMillan in One Night of Madness is shocking and utterly desperate. The year was 1950. Mary Ella Harris, a mother of five, works hard sharecropping alongside her husband, a man with a penchant for gambling, drinking, and associating with unsavory white people. When she is cornered in her home by Leon Turner, a white man who refuses to take no for an answer, Mary Ella narrowly avoids an attempted rape. After his arrest, Leon escapes jail and enacts a bloody revenge with two accomplices. The sheriff, a former bookkeeper, leads the biggest manhunt in Mississippi history, which ends in a blazing shootout. With the eyes of the nation watching, the state itself is on trial. The jury's controversial decision is rebuffed by many, including William Faulkner, and a battle line is drawn that ultimately serves as a catalyst for change.
Country USA
Brand Oak Harbor Publishing
Manufacturer Oak Harbor Publishing
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780982529102
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Oak Harbor Publishing
Manufacturer	Oak Harbor Publishing
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780982529102
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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