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Name: Lay This Body Down
Author: Gregory A. Freeman

📘 Lay This Body Down by Gregory A. Freeman

The John S. Williams plantation in Georgia continued to rely on enslaved labor almost six decades after the Civil War, operating as a peon system in 1921. Federal investigators arrived to uncover evidence of crimes against slaves, but Williams reacted by ordering the destruction of all records. He enlisted the aid of his trusted black farm boss, Clyde Manning, and began systematically killing his slaves. The ensuing investigation exposed a shocking pattern of violence and led to a sensational trial that galvanized the nation. The case became a landmark moment in the treatment of black Americans, highlighting the ongoing injustices faced by plantation workers and the broader struggle for civil rights in the early twentieth century.

First publish date: 1999

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: Gregory A. Freeman

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