Bibliograph

He calls me by lightning, the life of Caliph Washington and the forgotten saga of Jim Crow, southern justice, and the death penalty, S. Jonathan Bass

Type

Label

He calls me by lightning, the life of Caliph Washington and the forgotten saga of Jim Crow, southern justice, and the death penalty, S. Jonathan Bass

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesphotographsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

He calls me by lightning

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

S. Jonathan Bass

Sub title

the life of Caliph Washington and the forgotten saga of Jim Crow, southern justice, and the death penalty

Summary

A reconstruction of the forgotten life of a wrongly convicted man whose story became representative of the Jim Crow South outlines the case's Kafka-esque legal odyssey involving nearly a dozen interrupted trips to the electric chair and the three conviction overturns that were required to secure his release

Target audience

adult

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