Forest City Lynching of 1900

Populism, Racism, and White Supremacy in Rutherford County, North Carolina

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2003-08-20
Mått152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt286 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieContributions to Southern Appalachian Studies
Antal sidor203
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786416233

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction 1 Mills Higgins Flack and the Agrarian Revolt in Rutherford 2 The Fusion Era and White Supremacy in Rutherford 3 The Forest City Lynching and Its Aftermath 4 Epilog: The Silence of Dishonor Appendix I. A Partial List of Members (Chiefly Officers) of the Farmers’ Alliance in Rutherford Appendix II. Populist Candidates in Rutherford (1892–1898) Appendix III. The Charlotte Daily Observer Article of 29 August 1900 Appendix IV. The Charlotte Daily Observer Article of 31 August 1900 Appendix V. Affidavit Submitted by Raney Mills to Rutherford County Superior Court, Fall 1900, and the Order of Judge Shaw, Etc. Appendix VI. Research on the Origins and Revolutionary Services of the Flacks of Guilford and Rutherford Counties Appendix VII. Plato Durham, John Baxter Eaves and the Ku Klux Conspiracy in Rutherford Notes Bibliography Index

“stud[ies] the events against the political backdrop of the day...considers the legacy of what [the author] calls the sins of his ancestors”—North Carolina Libraries; “well written, well researched”—Journal of Appalachian Studies; “readers interested in Populism, race relations, and lynching will profit from Cole’s work”—North Carolina Historical Review; “there are lessons to be learned...[the author] cuts his flesh-and-blood no slack”—News & Record, (Greensboro, NC).