He calls me by lightning, the life of Caliph Washington and the forgotten saga of Jim Crow, southern justice, and the death penalty, S. Jonathan Bass
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He calls me by lightning, the life of Caliph Washington and the forgotten saga of Jim Crow, southern justice, and the death penalty, S. Jonathan Bass
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-385) and index
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platesillustrations
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
He calls me by lightning
Nature of contents
bibliography
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951070922
Responsibility statement
S. Jonathan Bass
Sub title
the life of Caliph Washington and the forgotten saga of Jim Crow, southern justice, and the death penalty
Summary
"A heroic reconstruction of the forgotten life of a wrongfully convicted man whose story becomes an historic portrait of racial injustice in the civil rights era."--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
Steal Away -- A Hell of a Place -- "These White Folks Will Kill You" -- "In Bessemer, Anything Can Happen" -- A "Well Bound book" -- "Because It Was Self-Defense" -- A Violent and Accidental Death -- "There Are Lots of Ways to Fight" -- "I Just Say I Am Innocent" -- "You Belong to the State of Alabama" -- "Please Spare My Life" -- Called by Lightning -- A Thunderous Arrival -- Whereabouts Unknown -- Sinners to Convert -- Segregation's Last Stand -- "Sojourn in the Shadow of Death" -- "In a Wasted Land of No Want" -- "He Still Ain't Dead" -- "Set Me Free Dear Jesus" -- Conclusion: The Salvation Club
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- Biographies
- Alabama -- Race relations -- History
- African American prisoners -- Alabama -- Biography
- Washington, Caliph, 1939-2001
- Prisonniers noirs américains -- Alabama -- Biographies
- Condamnés à mort -- Alabama -- Biographies
- Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale -- Alabama -- Histoire
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Alabama -- History
- Death row inmates -- Alabama -- Biography
- Alabama -- Relations raciales -- Histoire
- collective biographies
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- Biographies
- Alabama -- Race relations -- History
- African American prisoners -- Alabama -- Biography
- Washington, Caliph, 1939-2001
- Prisonniers noirs américains -- Alabama -- Biographies
- Condamnés à mort -- Alabama -- Biographies
- Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale -- Alabama -- Histoire
- Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Alabama -- History
- Death row inmates -- Alabama -- Biography
- Alabama -- Relations raciales -- Histoire
- collective biographies
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