Hidden in Plain Sight: A History of the Newberry Mass Lynching of 1916

by Janis Owens

Book Overview

Hidden in Plain Sight: A History of the Newberry Mass Lynching of 1916 is a fast-paced narrative history of a 1916 mass lynching in North Florida, where six members of a tight-knit Black family were killed by a white mob of the "best men" in the district. The lynching garnered brief, nationwide attention, including an investigation by the NAACP and condemnation by W. E. B. Dubois, before it was buried in a vow of silence that endured for nearly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646633687
• ISBN13: 9781646633685
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Koehler Books
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"