A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial
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A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial is a book by Suzanne Lebsock
detailing the cases surrounding the murder of Lucy Pollard in 1895 in Lunenburg County
, Virginia
.
It won the 2004 Parkman Prize
. Published in 2003, it is the story of three African-American women who in 1895 were accused of ax-murdering a white woman.
Suzanne Lebsock
Suzanne Lebsock is an award winning author and historian. Her works include her first book The Free Women of Petersburg: Status and Culture in a Southern Town, 1784-1860 which was published in 1984 and won the Bancroft Prize, and A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial...
detailing the cases surrounding the murder of Lucy Pollard in 1895 in Lunenburg County
Lunenburg County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,146 people, 4,998 households, and 3,383 families residing in the county. The population density was 30 people per square mile . There were 5,736 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
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It won the 2004 Parkman Prize
Francis Parkman Prize
The Francis Parkman Prize, named after Francis Parkman, is awarded by the Society of American Historians for the best book in American history each year. Its purpose is to promote literary distinction in historical writing...
. Published in 2003, it is the story of three African-American women who in 1895 were accused of ax-murdering a white woman.