The family tree : a lynching in Georgia, a legacy of secrets, and my search for the truth / Karen Branan.

"In the tradition of Slaves in the Family, the provocative true account of the hanging of four black people by a white lynch mob in 1912--written by the great-granddaughter of the sheriff charged with protecting them. Harris County, Georgia, 1912. A white man, the beloved nephew of the county sherif...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Branan, Karen (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Atria Books, 2016.
Edition:First Atria books hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Lynching > Georgia > Hamilton > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Crimes against > Georgia > Hamilton > History > 20th century.
Branan, Karen > Family.
Family secrets > Georgia > Hamilton.
Sheriffs > Georgia > Hamilton > Biography.
Racism > Georgia > Hamilton > History > 20th century.
Plantation life > Political aspects > Georgia > Hamilton > History > 20th century.
Miscegenation > Georgia > Hamilton > History > 20th century.
Hamilton (Ga.) > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Hamilton (Ga.) > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > General.
HISTORY > General.
Biographies.
True crime stories.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
True crime stories.
Physical Description:xii, 292 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, genealogical table ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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