The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas

by E.R. Bills

Overview

In late July 1910, a shocking number of African Americans in Texas were slaughtered by white mobs in the Slocum area of Anderson County and the Percilla-Augusta region of neighboring Houston County. The number of dead surpassed the casualties of the Rosewood Massacre in Florida and rivaled those of the Tulsa Riots in Oklahoma, but the incident—one of the largest mass murders of blacks in American history—is now largely forgotten. Investigate the facts behind this harrowing act of genocide in E.R. Bills's compelling inquiry into the Slocum Massacre.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626193529
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	05/13/2014
Series:	True Crime
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	625,202
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Born in Fort Worth and raised in Aledo, E.R. Bills received a degree in journalism from Southwest Texas State University in 1990. When he's not wandering Texas back roads, he does historical, travel and editorial writing for publications around the state.

Table of Contents

Preface 7

Acknowledgements 9

1 Slocum Massacre 11

2 Regional Context 27

3 Media Response 49

4 Indictments 55

5 Exodus, Exile 71

6 Federal Disinterest 79

7 Prosecution 87

8 Cataclysms 95

9 1984 101

10 Conclusions 115

Notes 135

Bibliography 143

Index 153

About the Author 160