He calls me by lightning : the life of Caliph Washington and the forgotten saga of Jim Crow, southern justice, and the death penalty
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Bass, S. Jonathan,
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LC Subjects
African American prisoners -- Alabama -- Biography.
Alabama -- Race relations -- History.
Biographies.
Death row inmates -- Alabama -- Biography.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Alabama -- History.
Washington, Caliph, -- 1939-2001.
Bisac Subjects
History -- African American.
History -- United States -- 20th Century.
History -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Law -- Legal History.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American prisoners.
Alabama.
Biographies.
Death row inmates.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
History.
Race relations.
Washington, Caliph, -- 1939-2001
Other Subjects
Alabama -- Relations raciales -- Histoire.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Condamnés à mort -- Alabama -- Biographies.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale -- Alabama -- Histoire.
Prisonniers noirs américains -- Alabama -- Biographies.
Washington, Caliph, -- 1939-2001.

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Book
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xvi, 413 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-385) and index.
Description
"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.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bass, S. J. (2017). He calls me by lightning: the life of Caliph Washington and the forgotten saga of Jim Crow, southern justice, and the death penalty (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bass, S. Jonathan. 2017. He Calls Me By Lightning: The Life of Caliph Washington and the Forgotten Saga of Jim Crow, Southern Justice, and the Death Penalty. New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bass, S. Jonathan. He Calls Me By Lightning: The Life of Caliph Washington and the Forgotten Saga of Jim Crow, Southern Justice, and the Death Penalty New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Bass, S. J. (2017). He calls me by lightning: the life of caliph washington and the forgotten saga of jim crow, southern justice, and the death penalty. First edn. New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bass, S. Jonathan. He Calls Me By Lightning: The Life of Caliph Washington and the Forgotten Saga of Jim Crow, Southern Justice, and the Death Penalty First edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.

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