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The past is never dead : the trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's struggle for redemption, Harry N. MacLean

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In 2007, James Ford Seale was, indicted for the murder of two black youths in southwest Mississippi in 2007. This book covers the trial and conviction of Seale for the crimes, and explores the ongoing attempt of Mississippi to atone for its bloody racial past and the possibility of redemption through the prosecution of former Klansman for crimes of the sixties. In January 2007, the federal government charged James Ford Seale with conspiracy and kidnapping in the 1964 murder of two young black men. In May of 2007, Seale was, tried for these crimes in Jackson, Mississippi. The book tells the story of the trial from beginning to end, and in the telling recreates the crime itself. The case has all the problems truly cold cases have: missing evidence, deceased or ancient witnesses, and decayed memories. The key evidence against Seale is the testimony of Charles Edwards, a fellow Klansman, who was himself involved in the crime. The book is about much more than the trial. The title is from William Faulkner in his book "Requiem For A Nun," and the full quote is, "The Past Is Never Dead. It's not even past." The story of the trial is, woven together with the story of Mississippi, its past and its ongoing struggle for redemption
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The past is never dead : the trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's struggle for redemption
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The past is never dead
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the trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's struggle for redemption
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Harry N. MacLean
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eng
Summary
In 2007, James Ford Seale was, indicted for the murder of two black youths in southwest Mississippi in 2007. This book covers the trial and conviction of Seale for the crimes, and explores the ongoing attempt of Mississippi to atone for its bloody racial past and the possibility of redemption through the prosecution of former Klansman for crimes of the sixties. In January 2007, the federal government charged James Ford Seale with conspiracy and kidnapping in the 1964 murder of two young black men. In May of 2007, Seale was, tried for these crimes in Jackson, Mississippi. The book tells the story of the trial from beginning to end, and in the telling recreates the crime itself. The case has all the problems truly cold cases have: missing evidence, deceased or ancient witnesses, and decayed memories. The key evidence against Seale is the testimony of Charles Edwards, a fellow Klansman, who was himself involved in the crime. The book is about much more than the trial. The title is from William Faulkner in his book "Requiem For A Nun," and the full quote is, "The Past Is Never Dead. It's not even past." The story of the trial is, woven together with the story of Mississippi, its past and its ongoing struggle for redemption
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MacLean, Harry N
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345.762/0254
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non fiction
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  • Seale, James Ford
  • Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
  • Trials (Kidnapping)
  • Trials (Murder)
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • Racism
  • Redemption
  • Mississippi
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The past is never dead : the trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's struggle for redemption, Harry N. MacLean
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9781737139430
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The past is never dead : the trial of James Ford Seale and Mississippi's struggle for redemption, Harry N. MacLean
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Publication
Distribution
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier.
Color
multicolored
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text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Control code
MWT14362957
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource.
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Digital content provided by hoopla
Isbn
9781737139430
Isbn Type
(electronic bk.)
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • c
Publisher number
MWT14362957
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
14362957
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Mode of access: World Wide Web

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