The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia: Seeking Truth at Rattlesnake Mountain
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, History, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations, True Crime, Murder
| Author: | Jim Hall | ISBN: | 9781439657690 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | September 12, 2016 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jim Hall |
| ISBN: | 9781439657690 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | September 12, 2016 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
In 1932, a black man was found hanging on Rattlesnake Mountain in Fauquier County. A mob set fire to his body. Officials identified the remains as Shedrick Thompson, wanted for the abduction and rape of a local white woman. Some claimed Thompson killed himself--the final act of a desperate fugitive. But residents knew better, calling the tragedy a lynching--the last one known in Virginia. Author Jim Hall takes an in-depth look at the events to expose a complex and disturbing chapter in Virginia history.
In 1932, a black man was found hanging on Rattlesnake Mountain in Fauquier County. A mob set fire to his body. Officials identified the remains as Shedrick Thompson, wanted for the abduction and rape of a local white woman. Some claimed Thompson killed himself--the final act of a desperate fugitive. But residents knew better, calling the tragedy a lynching--the last one known in Virginia. Author Jim Hall takes an in-depth look at the events to expose a complex and disturbing chapter in Virginia history.
