The Lynching Of Cleo Wright by Dominic J. Capeci, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

After allegedly assaulting a white woman in her home, a black oil mill worker in Sikeston, Missouri, was burned alive by a furious mob, slightly more than a month after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Historian Dominic Capeci reveals the uniqueness and historical significance of this one event within the larger history of lynching in America. | The Lynching Of Cleo Wright by Dominic J. Capeci, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters