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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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- The quiet ones [videorecording] / by Calvert, Laurie.; Claflin, Sam,1986-; Cooke, Olivia.; Fleck-Byrne, Rory.; Gay-Rees, James.; Harris, Jared,1961-; Maland, Aldo.; Moverman, Oren.; Pirkis, Max.; Pogue, John.; Richards, Erin.; Rosenberg, Craig.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada); Hammer Film Productions.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm); Séville Pictures.;
Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Erin Richards, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Olivia Cooke, Laurie Calvert, Max Pirkis, Aldo Maland.Tucked away in an estate outside of London, Professor Coupland along with a team of university students conducts an 'experiment' on Jane Harper, a young girl who harbors unspeakable secrets. What dark forces they uncover are more terrifying than any of them expected. Inspired by true events.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen, 5.1 Dolby digital.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Good and evil; Horror films.; Spirit possession; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- © c2014., Lionsgate ; Entertainment One Films Canada : Séville Pictures,
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- The Avengers. by S. Chechik, Jeremiah,film director.; Ejogo, Carmen,actor.; Shaw, Fiona,actor.; Broadbent, Jim,actor.; Fiennes, Ralph,actor.; Connery, Sean,actor.; Thurman, Uma,actor.; Warner Bros. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Carmen Ejogo, Fiona Shaw, Jim Broadbent, Ralph Fiennes, Sean Connery, Uma ThurmanOriginally produced by Warner Bros. in 1998.John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) has been called to investigate some very strange goings-on in Her Majesty's kingdom: The weather seems out of control, foul, deadly—even for England. Someone is controlling the weather to bring the world to its knees. Everything points to Sir August De Wynter (Sean Connery), former Ministry man, very rich, very odd, entirely too smart. Now, preparing to fight fire with fire, Steed pairs with the unflappable Mrs. Emma Peel (Uma Thurman), a master of jujitsu, a doctor of meteorological science and a body made for haute couture.Two amazing secret agents. One diabolical madman. Conditions are dark. The forecast is deadly. Tea, anyone?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Comedy films.; War films.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Satire.; Science fiction films.; Action films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Action and adventure films.;
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- Home, sweet haunt / by Night, P. J.;
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- Subjects: Horror fiction.; Middle school students; Apartment houses; Horror stories, American.; Friendship; Sleepovers; Halloween; Neighbors; Families; Ghosts;
- © c2013., Simon Spotlight,
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- Survive. by Jardin, Frédéric,film director.; Pietschmann, Andreas,actor.; Delamar, Lisa,actor.; Ebel, Lucas,actor.; Dequenne, Émilie,actor.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Andreas Pietschmann, Lisa Delamar, Lucas Ebel, Émilie DequenneOriginally produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films in 2024.Julia and her husband celebrate her son’s birthday on their boat in the middle of the ocean. When a violent storm nearly capsizes them, the family awakes in a desert land. Julia must save her children in a world where hungry creatures from the abyss hunt for fresh flesh!Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Motion pictures--France.; Science fiction films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Apocalyptic films.; Motion pictures--Europe.; Disaster films.;
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- Rats: Night of Terror. by Mattei, Bruno,film director.; Fragasso, Claudio,film director.; Leadbetter, Cindy,actor.; Lombardi, Fausto,actor.; Geretta, Geretta,actor.; Luciani, Henry,actor.; Vanni, Massimo,actor.; Dell'Acqua, Ottaviano,actor.; MVD Entertainment Group (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Cindy Leadbetter, Fausto Lombardi, Geretta Geretta, Henry Luciani, Massimo Vanni, Ottaviano Dell'AcquaOriginally produced by MVD Entertainment Group in 1984.In the year 225 A.B. (After the Bomb), a gang of scavengers discovers a seemingly abandoned city - including sets originally built for Once Upon a Time in America - only to become prey for millions of flesh-hungry rats. Ottaviano Dell'Acqua (Zombie 3), Massimo Vanni (RoboWar), Gianni Franco (The Wax Mask) and Geretta Geretta (Demons) star in Bruno Mattei's masterpiece (Senseless Cinema).Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Subjects: Feature films.; Foreign films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Science fiction.; Cult films.; Motion pictures--Italy.; Animals.; Science fiction films.; Monsters in motion pictures.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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- Stockholm Bloodbath. by Håfström, Michael,film director.; August, Alba,actor.; Bang, Claes,actor.; Beecham, Emily,actor.; Cookson, Sophie,actor.; V71 US Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Alba August, Claes Bang, Emily Beecham, Sophie CooksonOriginally produced by V71 US Inc. in 2023.Anne and Freja seek revenge on the men who murdered their family. They end up in Stockholm, where they are drawn into a political power struggle between Sweden and Denmark which culminates in a mass execution.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- Beautiful Brutal Bodies. by Cheng, Linda.;
COMPANION TO: GORGEOUS GRUESOME FACES, ISBN 9781250864994. Full of skin-crawling folk horror and sapphic romance, this feral fairytale and standalone follow-up to 'Gorgeous Gruesome Faces' follows a reclusive songstress and her bodyguard who must unravel the occult mysteries of their past to escape from a cursed island. Linda Cheng was born in Taiwan and currently lives in Vancouver, BC. Ages 12+Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: Horror fiction.; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Horror; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / LGBT *; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Psychological; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Super;
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- Resident evil. [videorecording] / by Anderson, Paul,1965-; Bolt, Jeremy.; Engineer, Aryana.; Guillory, Sienna,1975-; Jovovich, Milla.; Kodjoe, Boris.; Rodriguez, Michelle.; Constantin Film International (Firm); Davis Films (Firm); Impact Pictures.; Screen Gems.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music by Tomandandy ; edited by Niven Howie ; director of photography, Glen MacPherson.Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Michelle Rodriguez, Aryana Engineer, Boris Kodjoe.Awakening in a top-secret Umbrella facility as the T-virus threatens to wipe out the last remnants of humanity, Alice (Milla Jovovich) must battle her way through virtual simulations in order to break out of the complex and save the Earth in this fifth Resident Evil film. While the apocalyptic plague rages above ground, below the surface lies a massive base powered the evil supercomputer, the Red Queen, who will stop at nothing to contain humanity's only biologically-enhanced hope that is Alice. While factions in the Umbrella Corporation strive to help Alice escape, the Red Queen unleashes zombies, monsters, and clones of her ex-comrades to stop her. Only when Alice stumbles across a young girl who's been bred to think that she is her mother does the two-fisted heroine find a new reason to live.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1, described video.
- Subjects: Resident evil (Game); Action and adventure films.; Biological warfare; Dystopian films.; Feature films.; Horror films.; Zombie films.; Zombies;
- © c2012., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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- Resident evil. [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Anderson, Paul,1965-; Bolt, Jeremy.; Engineer, Aryana.; Guillory, Sienna,1975-; Jovovich, Milla.; Kodjoe, Boris.; Rodriguez, Michelle.; Constantin Film International (Firm); Davis Films (Firm); Impact Pictures.; Screen Gems.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music by Tomandandy ; edited by Niven Howie ; director of photography, Glen MacPherson.Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Michelle Rodriguez, Aryana Engineer, Boris Kodjoe.Awakening in a top-secret Umbrella facility as the T-virus threatens to wipe out the last remnants of humanity, Alice (Milla Jovovich) must battle her way through virtual simulations in order to break out of the complex and save the Earth in this fifth Resident Evil film. While the apocalyptic plague rages above ground, below the surface lies a massive base powered the evil supercomputer, the Red Queen, who will stop at nothing to contain humanity's only biologically-enhanced hope that is Alice. While factions in the Umbrella Corporation strive to help Alice escape, the Red Queen unleashes zombies, monsters, and clones of her ex-comrades to stop her. Only when Alice stumbles across a young girl who's been bred to think that she is her mother does the two-fisted heroine find a new reason to live.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1, described video.
- Subjects: Resident evil (Game); Action and adventure films.; Biological warfare; Dystopian films.; Feature films.; Horror films.; Zombie films.; Zombies;
- © c2012., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
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