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the lynching of Matthew Williams and the politics of racism in the free state
This author tells the history of the lynching of a Black man on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Matthew Williams was lynched in Salisbury, Maryland, in 1931. To a greater extent than thousands of others, Williams's lynching influenced local, state and national history and yet its history remains largely unknown. This is a work of forensic reconstruction by the author.
"Matthew Williams: his family, his community, his humanity -- "The blood lust of the Eastern Shore": the taking and the spectacle -- Governor Albert C. Ritchie confronts Judge Lynch: the politics of anti-black racism in the free state and beyond -- From pugilist to private eye: a prizefighter infiltrates the mob -- Unmasking the mob and breaking the system of silence -- Maryland's disgrace, the denial of justice -- A blot on the tapestry of the free state -- Confronting the legacy of anti-black violence in the age of fracture.
Includes bibliographical references and index.