The Last Lynching In Northern Virginia/Jim Hall/2016/EPUB/ torrent

The Last Lynching In Northern Virginia/Jim Hall/2016/EPUB/

English|Non-Fiction|ASIN: B01KBCK1NM|131pg|4.4MB

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