The Isaiah Fountain case : outrage and Jim Crow justice on Maryland's Eastern Shore / Joseph Koper.
2022
KF224.F686 K67 2022 (Mapit)
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Author
Title
The Isaiah Fountain case : outrage and Jim Crow justice on Maryland's Eastern Shore / Joseph Koper.
Imprint
Salisbury, Maryland : Secant Publishing, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Description
xx, 299 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Isaiah Fountain : a Jim Crow era Black man
The victim and the crime
The investigation
Manhunt, arrest, and indictment
The trial
The mob and the escape
Judge Adkins, the reward, and the blame
The manhunt
The trial continues
Media wars
Fountain and the Court of Appeals
Between the trials
The second trial
Back to Talbot County
Another escape
Preparing for the execution
The death watch and execution
Remnants of the Fountain case
Isaiah Fountain : the second victim
Epilogue : déjà vu in Talbot County.
The victim and the crime
The investigation
Manhunt, arrest, and indictment
The trial
The mob and the escape
Judge Adkins, the reward, and the blame
The manhunt
The trial continues
Media wars
Fountain and the Court of Appeals
Between the trials
The second trial
Back to Talbot County
Another escape
Preparing for the execution
The death watch and execution
Remnants of the Fountain case
Isaiah Fountain : the second victim
Epilogue : déjà vu in Talbot County.
Summary
"The Isaiah Fountain Case : Outrage and Jim Crow Justice on Maryland's Eastern Shore is the first book-length account of a sensational rape case that convulsed Talbot County and made national news early in the 20th century. Isaiah Fountain was a bold and resourceful African American whose struggle to prove his innocence of a White girl's rape was conducted in the face of lynch mobs, manhunts, outraged citizens, armed troops, media controversies, and questionable legal decisions. Fountain's attempts to mount a defense within the Jim Crow legal system included two trials and two appeals. When his life was threatened by lynchers, he weighed his options and escaped. When the legal system ultimately condemned him, he escaped a second time. Even after Fountain's execution by hanging, unresolved questions endured, creating still more controversies and surprises."--Amazon.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-281) and index.
Call Number
KF224.F686 K67 2022
Language
English
ISBN
9781735995793 (hardback)
1735995797
9788985148909 (paperback)
9788985148916 (eBook)
8985148907 (paperback)
9788985148900
9798985148909 (paperback)
1735995797
9788985148909 (paperback)
9788985148916 (eBook)
8985148907 (paperback)
9788985148900
9798985148909 (paperback)
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