ALSO BY TIMOTHY B. TYSON
Radio Free Dixie: Robert F. Williams and
the Roots of Black Power
Democracy Betrayed: The Wilmington Race Riot of
1898 and Its Legacy
 (coeditor and contributor with David S. Cecelski)
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Copyright © 2004 by Timothy B. Tyson
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tyson, Timothy B., 1959â
Blood done sign my name / Timothy B. Tyson.â1st ed.
Includes bibliographical references
1. Oxford (N.C.)âRace relations. 2. African AmericansâCrimes againstâNorth
CarolinaâOxfordâHistoryâ20th century.
3. MurderâNorth CarolinaâOxfordâHistoryâ20th century.
4. Trials (Murder)âNorth CarolinaâOxford. 5. RiotsâNorth CarolinaâOxfordâ
Historyâ20th century. 6. Tyson, Timothy B.âChildhood and youth. 7. Whitesâ
North CarolinaâOxfordâBiography.
8. African AmericansâNorth CarolinaâOxfordâBiography.
9. Oxford (N.C.)âBiography. I. Title.
F264.095T97 2004
975.6'535'00496073âdc22
2003019804
eISBN: 978-0-307-41993-4
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