| Contents |
I know her name -- A fickle wasp in the night -- And in their deaths were not divided : the accidental drowning of Hester and Dora -- Out on the Highway 64 bypass -- Tarboro a racist city? Bah humbug! -- A reading of my father -- Tarboro in the civil rights era -- Chance encounters : it's a small town -- What are you guys doing over here? |
| Abstract |
"On an August evening in 1973 in Tarboro, North Carolina, a young woman walking alone on Highway 64 was offered a ride by three young men. All of their lives were changed dramatically as the ensuing events became national news, and for a very brief period Tarboro became a center of conversation on the civil rights movement and criminal justice in America. Nearly half a century later, is a town entitled to forget its place in history if that place is uncomfortable? Are individuals entitled to privacy even as an accurate retelling of history requires exposure? The Tarboro three : rape, race, and secrecy looks at the history of racism in a small town and how it has continued to inform life into the 21st century"--Page 4 of cover |
| Local note | Joyner North Carolina Coll. copy includes inscription: "To Margaret with thanks for all your parties! You are the hardest working woman in literature and an inspiration, Brian Lampkin" on title page. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-106) |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner North Carolina Coll. copy gift of Margaret Bauer, 6/28/21 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9781732932807 |
| ISBN | 1732932808 |
