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    No Legal Defense: Contemporary Accounts of Mississippi Lynchings 1835 - 1964
    No Legal Defense: Contemporary Accounts of Mississippi Lynchings 1835 - 1964
    No Legal Defense: Contemporary Accounts of Mississippi Lynchings 1835 - 1964
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    No Legal Defense: Contemporary Accounts of Mississippi Lynchings 1835 - 1964

    By T. J. Ray

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    This collection is the culmination of the "vague idea" that presented itself during my research on the Mathis-Lester case. It does not pretend to be comprehensive, but is purposefully limited to the crime of lynching in the State of Mississippi in the period 1835 to 1964.  


    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTJ Ray
    Release dateMar 23, 2023
    ISBN9798218055004
    No Legal Defense: Contemporary Accounts of Mississippi Lynchings 1835 - 1964

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