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Hannah Mary Tabbs and the disembodied torso : a tale of race, sex, and violence in America Book
by Gross, Kali N. 1972-
Book | Oxford University Press, New York : c2016
  • 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Grimsby 364.1523 Gro Non-fiction Copy hold / Volume hold Available
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Shortly after a dismembered torso was discovered by a pond outside Philadelphia in 1887, investigators homed in on two suspects: Hannah Mary Tabbs, a married, working-class, black woman, and George Wilson, a former neighbor whom Tabbs implicated after her arrest. As details surrounding the shocking case emerged, both the crime and ensuing trial-which spanned several months-were featured in the national press. The trial brought otherwise taboo subjects such as illicit sex, adultery, and domestic violence in the black community to public attention. At the same time, the mixed race of the victim and one of his assailants exacerbated anxieties over the purity of whiteness in the post-Reconstruction era.
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  • ISBN: 9780190241216
  • Physical Description: 220 pages : illustrations, portraits, map, black and whiteprint
  • Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, c2016
  • Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-211) and index.
  • Formatted Contents Note: Prologue -- Handle with care -- The woman found -- To do him bodily harm -- Wavy hair and nearly white skin -- Held for trial -- A most revolting deed -- Epilogue.
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