Author : M Lynette Hartsell
Publisher : M. Lynette Hartsell
ISBN 13 : 1732354103
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (323 download)
Book Synopsis Stanly Has a Lynching by : M Lynette Hartsell
Download or read book Stanly Has a Lynching written by M Lynette Hartsell and published by M. Lynette Hartsell. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stanly Has A Lynching" examines the ways in which the media as well as religious, political and social institutions have used ballads, fiction and folklore tales for over a century to celebrate, rather than condemn, the brutal lynching of a white man, Alexander Whitley, in 1892. How men in a small town in North Carolina justified this act of murder as "Just Desert" -- before, during and after the event -- is exposed when facts, rather than fiction, are brought into focus. Through her research and analysis, Ms. Hartsell demonstrates how a family legacy was tainted by a fabricated folktale embedded in religious motif. Many newspaper accounts from the 1800's help tell the story, conveying aspects of southern history and Lynch Culture not often found in textbooks.