Introduction -- June 2, 1892 -- City in progress -- A shadow cast over my sunshade -- "I am not the man" -- Southern methods outdone -- The vigorous pen of Ida B. Wells -- Inquest -- The author of my misfortune -- The blunders of virtue -- Epilogue.
Summary
"A book on a lynching that took place in New York in 1892, forcing the North to reckon with its own racism and eventually inspiring a powerful novella by Stephen Crane"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-254).