Blood Done Sign My Name (49 page)

ALSO BY TIMOTHY B. TYSON

Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and
the Roots of Black Power

Democracy Betrayed: The Wilmington Race Riot of
1898 and Its Legacy
 (coeditor and contributor with David S. Cecelski)

 

Copyright © 2004 by Timothy B. Tyson

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Tyson, Timothy B., 1959–
Blood done sign my name / Timothy B. Tyson.—1st ed.
Includes bibliographical references
1. Oxford (N.C.)—Race relations. 2. African Americans—Crimes against—North
Carolina—Oxford—History—20th century.
3. Murder—North Carolina—Oxford—History—20th century.
4. Trials (Murder)—North Carolina—Oxford. 5. Riots—North Carolina—Oxford—
History—20th century. 6. Tyson, Timothy B.—Childhood and youth. 7. Whites—
North Carolina—Oxford—Biography.
8. African Americans—North Carolina—Oxford—Biography.
9. Oxford (N.C.)—Biography. I. Title.
F264.095T97 2004
975.6'535'00496073—dc22
2003019804

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