In the pines : a lynching, a lie, a reckoning / Grace Elizabeth Hale ; foreword by John Grisham.
An award-winning scholar of white supremacy tackles her toughest research assignment yet: the unsolved murder of a black man in rural Mississippi while her grandfather was the local sheriff--a cold case that sheds new light on the hidden legacy of racial terror in America.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316564748
- ISBN: 0316564745
- Physical Description: xxxviii, 215 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-200) and index.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Johnson, Versie, 1915 or 1916-1947 > Death and burial.
Hale, Grace Elizabeth > Family.
Lynching > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Family secrets.
African Americans > Crimes against > Mississippi.
Racism > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation)
Racism. - Genre:
- True crime stories.
Available copies
- 6 of 31 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 7 current holds with 31 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 364.134 HAL (Text) | 37810435809354 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | 364.134 HAL (Text) | 50503300489491 | Adult Nonfiction | In transit | - |
| Black Mountain Library | 364.134 HAL (Text) | 0020660183052 | Adult Nonfiction | In transit | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | 364.134 HAL (Text) | 22281500156124 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 07/31/2026 |
| Cliffdale Library | 364.134 H (Text) | 31781068791944 | Adult Nonfiction | In transit | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | 364.134 HAL (Text) | 31781068791928 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 07/31/2026 |
| East Asheville Library | 364.134 HAL (Text) | 0020660191618 | Adult Nonfiction | On holds shelf | - |
| Fairview Library | 364.134 HAL (Text) | 0020660172352 | Adult Nonfiction | In transit | - |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | 364.134 HAL (Text) | 31420621416752 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | 364.134 HAL (Text) | 900005000233072 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
An award-winning scholar of white supremacy tackles her toughest research assignment yet: the unsolved murder of a black man in rural Mississippi while her grandfather was the local sheriff--a cold case that sheds new light on the hidden legacy of racial terror in America.
