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Author:

Hall, Jim (James Edward), 1947- author.

Title:

Condemned for love in Old Virginia : the lynching of Arthur Jordan / Jim Hall ; introduction by Claudine L. Ferrell, PhD.

Publisher:

The History Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

141 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Jordan, Arthur,---1880--Death and burial.
Corder, Elvira,--1855-
Lynching--Virginia--History--19th century.
Interracial couples--Virginia--History--19th century.
Interracial couples--Maryland--History--19th century.
Racism against Black people--United States--History--19th century.
Lynching victims--Virginia--History--19th century.

Other Authors:

Ferrell, Claudine L., 1950- author of introduction.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"Arthur Jordan and Elvira Corder were young and unafraid, but their love was doomed. He was black, she was white, and this was Virginia in 1880. When Elvira became pregnant, the couple fled Fauquier County to live in Maryland. But her father found them and recruited neighbors to help kidnap them. Four nights later, a mob dragged Arthur from the county jail in Warrenton and lynched him. Elvira, taken to a hotel in Williamsport, Maryland, was never heard from again"--Back cover.

ISBN:

9781467154598 (trade paperback)
1467154598 (trade paperback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1377695521

LCCN:

2023932151

Locations:

HQPD845 -- Rock Valley Public Library (Rock Valley)