Roadhouse Justice: Hattie Lee Barnes and the Killing of a White Man in 1950s Mississippi
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In 1951, a young Black woman, working as an overnight caretaker at a county-line beer joint in southwestern Mississippi, shot and killed a white intruder who was likely intending to assault her. Hattie Lee Barnes?s killing of Lamar Craft threw the courts into a whirlwind of conflicting stories and murder attempts, illuminating the capriciousness of Mississippi justice, in which race, personal connections, and community expectations mattered a great...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0807178012
ISBN13:9780807178010
Release Date:September 2022
Publisher:LSU Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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