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Hell put to shame : the 1921 Murder Farm massacre and the horror of America's second slavery / by Swift, Earl,1958-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.On a Sunday morning in the spring of 1921, a small boy made a grim discovery as he played on a riverbank in the cotton country of rural Georgia: the bodies of two drowned men, bound together with wire and chain and weighted with a hundred-pound sack of rocks. Within days a third body turned up in another nearby river, and in the weeks that followed, eight others. And with them a deeper horror: all eleven had been kept in virtual slavery before their deaths. In fact, as America was shocked to learn, the dead were among thousands of Black men enslaved throughout the South in conditions nearly as dire as those before the Civil War. Hell Put to Shame tells the forgotten story of that mass killing and of the revelations about peonage, or debt slavery, that it placed before a public self-satisfied that involuntary servitude had ended at Appomattox more than fifty years before. By turns police procedural, courtroom drama, and political exposé, Hell Put to Shame also reintroduces readers to three Americans who spearheaded the prosecution of John S. Williams, the wealthy plantation owner behind the murders, at a time when white people rarely faced punishment for violence against their Black neighbors. The remarkable polymath James Weldon Johnson, newly appointed the first Black leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, marshaled the organization into a full-on war against peonage. Johnson's lieutenant, Walter F. White, a light-skinned, fair-haired, blue-eyed Black man, conducted undercover work at the scene of lynchings and other Jim Crow atrocities, helping to throw a light on such violence and to hasten its end. And Georgia governor Hugh M. Dorsey won the statehouse as a hero of white supremacists -- then redeemed himself in spectacular fashion with the "Murder Farm" affair. The result is a story that remains fresh and relevant a century later, as the nation continues to wrestle with seemingly intractable challenges in matters of race and justice. And the 1921 case at its heart argues that the forces that so roil society today have been with us for generations.
Subjects: Case studies.; Manning, Clyde.; Williams, John S.; African Americans; Murder; Peonage; Plantation workers; Trials (Murder);
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A haunting in Venice [videorecording] / by Allen, Kyle,1994-actor.; Branagh, Kenneth,film director,film producer,actor.; Cottin, Camille,actor.; Dornan, Jamie,1982-actor.; El-Masry, Amir,actor.; Fey, Tina,1970-actor.; Green, Michael(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Hill, Jude,actor.; Hofflund, Judy,film producer.; Khan, Ali,actor.; Laird, Emma,actor.; Reilly, Kelly,actor.; Scamarcio, Ricardo,1979-actor.; Yeoh, Michelle,1962-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Christie, Agatha,1890-1976.Hallowe'en party.; 20th Century Studios,production company.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Jamie Dornan, Kelly Reilly, Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Tina Fey, Emma Laird, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin, Ricardo Scamarcio, Jude Hill, Amir El-masry, Ali Khan.Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world's most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a seance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for some strong violence, disturbing images and thematic elements.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Detective and mystery films.; Feature films.; Crime films.; Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character); Murder; Murder; Seances; Private investigators;
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Scorpion. [videorecording] / by Gabel, Elyes,1983-actor.; McPhee, Katharine,1984-actor.; Patrick, Robert,1958-actor.; Thomas, Eddie Kaye,1980-actor.; CBS Studios Inc.,production company.; Paramount Pictures Corporation,publisher.;
Elyes Gabel, Katharine McPhee, Robert Patrick, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Ari Stidham, Jadyn Wong.In the explosive final season, Team Scorpion returns to tackle the globe's greatest threats! Elyes Gabel stars as Walter, leader of a group of misfit masterminds as eccentric as they are intelligent. In this explosive final season, new allies as well as old enemies join the team as their genius brains face the toughest challenges yet.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure television programs.; Television programs.; Gifted persons; National security; Civil defense; Terrorism; Terrorists;
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Hinterland. [videorecording] / by Dafydd, Ifan Huw,actor.; Daniel, Hannah,actor.; Evans, Rhodri,actor.; Harries, Alex,actor.; Harries, Mali,actor.; Harrington, Richard,1975-actor.; Hughes, Aneirin,1958-actor.; Lloyd-Gregory, Sara,actor.; Talfan, Ed,creator.; Thomas, Edward,1961-creator.; Thomas, Eiry,1968-actor.; Fiction Factory (Television production company),production company.; New Pictures (Firm),production company.; RLJ Entertainment,distributor.;
Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Alex Harries, Hannah Daniel, Aneirin Hughes, Eiry Thomas, Ifan Huw Dafydd, Sara Lloyd-Gregory, Rhodri Evans.Weighed down by grief and guilt, DCI Tom Mathias comes to coastal Aberystwyth after a decade on the London police force. Escaping recent hurts and long-simmering trauma, he's on a journey of recovery, healing himself by bringing justice to others. But the beautiful seaside vistas and close-knit mountain villages hide a multitude of sins. Partnered with hardworking local DI Mared Rhys, Mathias confronts mystifying murders that push him to the edge in a place with secrets as dark and destructive as his own.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television cop shows.; Television crime shows.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminal investigation; Detectives;
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Red Joan [videorecording] / by Hughes, Tom,1986-actor.; Gaminara, Freddie,actor.; Spellman, Laurence,actor.; Cookson, Sophie,1990-actor.; Dench, Judi,1934-actor.; Moore, Stephen Campbell,actor.; Nunn, Trevor,film director.; Shout! Factory (Firm),publisher.;
Music, George Fenton ; editor, Kristina Hetherington ; director of photography, Zac Nicholson.Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Tom Hughes, Freddie Gaminara, Laurence Spellman.Joan Stanley is a widow living out a quiet retirement in the suburbs when, shockingly, the British Secret Service places her under arrest. The charge: providing classified scientific information, including details on the building of the atomic bomb, to the Soviet government for decades. As she is interrogated, Joan relives the dramatic events that shaped her life and beliefs: her student days at Cambridge, where she excelled at physics while challenging deep-seated sexism.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Ontario Film Rating: PG.MPAA rating: R; for brief sexuality/nudity.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, stereo.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Spy films.; Crime films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Arrest; Espionage; Widows; Women spies;
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Hinterland. [videorecording] / by Dafydd, Ifan Huw,actor.; Daniel, Hannah,actor.; Evans, Rhodri,actor.; Harries, Alex,actor.; Harries, Mali,actor.; Harrington, Richard,1975-actor.; Hughes, Aneirin,1958-actor.; Lloyd-Gregory, Sara,actor.; Talfan, Ed,creator.; Thomas, Edward,1961-creator.; Thomas, Eiry,1968-actor.; Fiction Factory (Television production company),production company.; New Pictures (Firm),production company.; RLJ Entertainment,distributor.;
Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Alex Harries, Hannah Daniel, Aneirin Hughes, Eiry Thomas, Ifan Huw Dafydd, Sara Lloyd-Gregory, Rhodri Evans.Weighed down by grief and guilt, DCI Tom Mathias comes to coastal Aberystwyth after a decade on the London police force. Escaping recent hurts and long-simmering trauma, he's on a journey of recovery, healing himself by bringing justice to others. But the beautiful seaside vistas and close-knit mountain villages hide a multitude of sins. Partnered with hardworking local DI Mared Rhys, Mathias confronts mystifying murders that push him to the edge in a place with secrets as dark and destructive as his own.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television cop shows.; Television crime shows.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminal investigation; Detectives;
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Zola [videorecording] / by Braun, Nicholas,actor.; Bravo, Janicza,1981-film director,screenwriter.; Byron, Katie,production designer.; Franco, Dave,1985-film producer.; Harris, Jeremy O.,1989-screenwriter.; Hinojosa, David,1976-film producer.; Keough, Riley,1989-actor.; Levi, Mica,1987-composer.; McMillon, Joi,editor of moving image work.; Paige, Taylour,1990-actor.; Stachel, Ari'el,1991-actor.; Vachon, Christine,film producer.; Washington, Derica Cole,costume designer.; Wegner, Ari,director of photography.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Music by Mica Levi ; costume desginer, Derica Cole Washington ; edited by Joi McMillon ; production desginer, Katie Byron ; director of photography, Ari Wegner.Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun, Ari'el Stachel, Colman Domingo.Zola, a Detroit waitress, is seduced into a weekend of partying in Florida. Her trip turns into a wild saga involving a pimp, an idiot boyfriend, and Tampa's finest strip clubs in this film based on the greatest Twitter story ever told.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R; for strong sexual content and language throughout, graphic nudity, and violence including a sexual assault.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Crime films.; Dark comedy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Automobile travel; Female friendship; Microblogs; Stripteasers; Waitresses;
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Connections in death / by Robb, J. D.,1950-author.;
In this gritty and gripping new novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, Eve Dallas fights to save the innocent--and serve justice to the guilty--on the streets of New York. Homicide cop Eve Dallas and her billionaire husband, Roarke, are building a brand-new school and youth shelter. They know that the hard life can lead kids toward dangerous crossroads--and with this new project, they hope to nudge a few more of them onto the right path. For expert help, they hire child psychologist Dr. Rochelle Pickering--whose own brother pulled himself out of a spiral of addiction and crime with Rochelle's support. Lyle is living with Rochelle while he gets his life together, and he's thrilled to hear about his sister's new job offer. But within hours, triumph is followed by tragedy. Returning from a celebratory dinner with her boyfriend, she finds Lyle dead with a syringe in his lap, and Eve's investigation confirms that this wasn't just another OD. After all his work to get clean, Lyle's been pumped full of poison--and a neighbor with a peephole reports seeing a scruffy, pink-haired girl fleeing the scene. Now Eve and Roarke must venture into the gang territory where Lyle used to run, and the ugly underground world of tattoo parlors and strip joints where everyone has taken a wrong turn somewhere. They both believe in giving people a second chance. Maybe even a third or fourth. But as far as they're concerned, whoever gave the order on Lyle Pickering's murder has run out of chances.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Dallas, Eve (Fictitious character); Policewomen; Murder;
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DC League of Super-pets [videorecording] / by Bayer, Vanessa,1981-voice actor.; Hart, Kevin,1979-voice actor.; Johnson, Dwayne,1972-voice actor.; Krasinski, John,1979-voice actor.; Levine, Sam J.,film director.; Luna, Diego,1979-voice actor.; Lyonne, Natasha,voice actor.; Maron, Marc,voice actor.; McKinnon, Kate,1984-voice actor.; Polanco, Dascha,voice actor.; Reeves, Keanu,voice actor.; Stern, Jared(Screenwriter),film director.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.;
Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, John Krasinski, Marc Maron, Kate McKinnon, Keanu Reeves, Dascha Polanco.Krypto the Super-Dog (Johnson) and Superman (Krasinski) are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side. When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack-Ace the hound (Hart), PB the potbellied pig (Bayer), Merton the turtle (Lyonne) and Chip the squirrel (Luna)-to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.MPAA rating: PG; for action, mild violence, language and rude humor.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Animated films.; Children's films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Batman (Fictitious character); Superman (Fictitious character); Krypto, the Superdog (Fictitious character); Abduction; Animals; Dogs; Justice League of America (Fictitious characters); Pets;
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Hinterland. [videorecording] / by Dafydd, Ifan Huw,actor.; Daniel, Hannah,actor.; Evans, Rhodri,actor.; Harries, Alex,actor.; Harries, Mali,actor.; Harrington, Richard,1975-actor.; Hughes, Aneirin,1958-actor.; Lloyd-Gregory, Sara,actor.; Talfan, Ed,creator.; Thomas, Edward,1961-creator.; Thomas, Eiry,1968-actor.; Fiction Factory (Television production company),production company.; New Pictures (Firm),production company.; RLJ Entertainment,distributor.;
Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Alex Harries, Hannah Daniel, Aneirin Hughes, Eiry Thomas, Ifan Huw Dafydd, Sara Lloyd-Gregory, Rhodri Evans.Weighed down by grief and guilt, DCI Tom Mathias comes to coastal Aberystwyth after a decade on the London police force. Escaping recent hurts and long-simmering trauma, he's on a journey of recovery, healing himself by bringing justice to others. But the beautiful seaside vistas and close-knit mountain villages hide a multitude of sins. Partnered with hardworking local DI Mared Rhys, Mathias confronts mystifying murders that push him to the edge in a place with secrets as dark and destructive as his own.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television cop shows.; Television crime shows.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminal investigation; Detectives;
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