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Lifetime: 1871 - 1926 Passed: ≈ 98 years ago

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Velley Lester

Books by Velley Lester

Mob Violence and the American Negro: My Experience in the Sunny South Cover image

Mob Violence and the American Negro: My Experience in the Sunny South

History Memoir Political Science Non-Fiction
Equality Justice Southern Society Race relations Mob Violence Interracial Understanding

This powerful and harrowing memoir chronicles the experiences of Velley Lester, an African American man living in the Jim Crow South. Faced with rampant mob violence and systemic racism, Lester courageously fought for equality, justice, and the impro...