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Roadhouse Justice - Hattie Lee Barnes and the Killing of a White Man in 1950s Mississippi (Hardcover)
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Roadhouse Justice - Hattie Lee Barnes and the Killing of a White Man in 1950s Mississippi (Hardcover)
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In 1951, a young Black woman, working as an overnight caretaker at
a county-line beer joint in southwestern Mississippi, shot and
killed a white intruder who was likely intending to assault her.
Hattie Lee Barnes's killing of Lamar Craft threw the courts into a
whirlwind of conflicting stories and murder attempts, illuminating
the capriciousness of Mississippi justice, in which race, personal
connections, and community expectations mattered a great deal. In
Roadhouse Justice, Trent Brown examines the long-forgotten
circumstances surrounding this case, revealing not only the details
of Craft's death and the lengthy court proceedings that followed,
but also the precarious nature of Black lives under the 1950s
southern justice system. Told here in full for the first time, the
story of Barnes's tribulations and ultimate victory demonstrates
her intense determination and refusal to buckle under the enormous
pressures she faced.
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