It takes the average reader and 1 minute to read Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, The: Seeking Truth at Rattlesnake Mountain by Jim Hall
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In 1932, a black man wa found hanging on Rattlesnake Mountain in Fauquier County. A mob set fire to his body. Official identified the remains as Shedrick Thompson, wanted for the abduction and rape of a local white woman. Some claimed Thompson killed himself - the final act of a desperate fugitive. But residents knew better, calling the tragedy a lynching - the last one known in Virginia. Author Jim Hall takes an in-depth look at the events to expose a complex and disturbing chapter in Virginia history.
Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, The: Seeking Truth at Rattlesnake Mountain by Jim Hall is 1 pages long, and a total of 251 words.
This makes it 0% the length of the average book. It also has 0% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 1 minute to read Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, The: Seeking Truth at Rattlesnake Mountain aloud.
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