The Forest City Lynching of 1900 - Populism, Racism, and White Supremacy in Rutherford County, North Carolina (Paperback)

Politics in Rutherford County were heated a century ago: the developing textile industry, the growing population, an agricultural crisis and race relations inflamed everyone. Mills Higgins Flack, a leader of the Farmers' Alliance and the county's first Populist in the state House, was allegedly murdered on August 28, 1900, by Avery Mills, an African American. This book documents the murder and the lynching of Avery Mills. The author (Flack's great-great-grandson) considers the phenomena of racial lynching, the Populist movement in the county, the white supremacy movement of the state's Democratic party and the county's KKK activities.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies
Release date:	August 2003
First published:	August 2003
Authors:	J. Timothy Cole
Dimensions:	256 x 127 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	203
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-1623-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-7864-1623-8
Barcode:	9780786416233

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