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In 1932, a black man wa found hanging on Rattlesnake Mountain in Fauquier County. A mob set fire to his body. Official identified the remains as Shedrick Thompson, wanted for the abduction and rape of a local white woman. Some claimed Thompson killed himself - the final act of a desperate fugitive. But residents knew better, calling the tragedy a lynching - the last one known in Virginia. Author Jim Hall takes an in-depth look at the events to expose a complex and disturbing chapter in Virginia history.
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The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia: Seeking Truth at Rattlesnake Mountain, Jim Hall
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