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Timothy B. Tyson recounts the 1970 murder of 23‑year‑old black veteran Henry Marrow by white store owner Robert Teel and his sons in Oxford, North Carolina. The killing sparked mass protests led by young African Americans, including future NAACP president Ben Chavis, and a violent backlash from white supremacists. Tyson’s family, largely white, attempted to promote understanding and reconciliation, but ultimately relocated. Revisiting the town years later, Tyson interviews former perpetrators and radicals, documenting the era’s racial tensions, civil rights activism, and the enduring impact of the violence on the community.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Timothy B. Tyson
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