Summary Justice: The Lynching of James Scott and the Trial of George Barkwell in Columbia, Missouri, 1923

Summary Justice: The Lynching of James Scott and the Trial of George Barkwell in Columbia, Missouri, 1923

by Doug Hunt
Summary Justice: The Lynching of James Scott and the Trial of George Barkwell in Columbia, Missouri, 1923

Summary Justice: The Lynching of James Scott and the Trial of George Barkwell in Columbia, Missouri, 1923

by Doug Hunt

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Overview

In the spring of 1923, in a university town that had seemed progressive and tolerant, a black man named James Scott was accused, falsely it seems, of raping a white teenager. Before he could be tried, a mob several hundred strong removed him from his cell and lynched him from a bridge near the university campus. About two thousand citizens witnessed the murder. Weeks later one of the men identified as leading the mob was tried. The jury deliberated only 11 minutes before acquitting him. This book describes the events clearly, giving the reader insight both into the fury that drove the mob and the character of the few citizens who attempted to stand up to it or bring its leaders to justice.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940011814563
Publisher: Doug Hunt
Publication date: 10/06/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 54 KB

About the Author

Doug Hunt is an emeritus member of the English department at the University of Missouri. He is the 2010 winner of the Richard J. Margolis Award, given annually to a "journalist or essayist whose work combines warmth, humor, wisdom and concern with social justice."
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