When a white man from a prominent local family in Woodstock was murdered in 1905, authorities quickly identified a local African American man as the prime suspect. Amid racist animus in the press, he fled across two counties before being apprehended by a vigilante and charged. Local reformer and politician Augustus H. Van Buren stood up to community pressure and defended the accused pro bono. It took three years and multiple trials to overcome racial inequalities in the justice system. Local historian Richard Heppner documents the crime, arrest and trials that revealed racial tensions in upsta... Read More
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When a white man from a prominent local family in Woodstock was murdered in 1905, authorities quickly identified a local African American man as the prime suspect. Amid racist animus in the press, he fled across two counties before being apprehended by a vigilante and charged. Local reformer and politician Augustus H. Van Buren stood up to community pressure and defended the accused pro bono. It took three years and multiple trials to overcome racial inequalities in the justice system. Local historian Richard Heppner documents the crime, arrest and trials that revealed racial tensions in upsta... Read More
When a white man from a prominent local family in Woodstock was murdered in 1905, authorities quickly identified a local African American man as the prime suspect. Amid racist animus in the press, he fled across two counties before being apprehended by a vigilante and charged. Local reformer and politician Augustus H. Van Buren stood up to community pressure and defended the accused pro bono. It took three years and multiple trials to overcome racial inequalities in the justice system. Local historian Richard Heppner documents the crime, arrest and trials that revealed racial tensions in upstate New York at the turn of the century.
Details
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: True Crime
Publication Date: 27th January 2020
State: New York
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467144766
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General TRUE CRIME / Murder / General HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Reviews
"Woodstock's Infamous Murder Trial (actually held in Kingston) is an easy, informative read, chock full of familiar places and photos of bygone Woodstock, Kingston and points between." Hugh Reynolds Blog
Author Bio
Woodstock town historian Richard Heppner and local historian Janine Fallon-Mower have drawn upon Woodstock's distinct history to offer a look at those individuals who have engraved their names in the foundation of Woodstock's ever-evolving story. Fallon-Mower is the author of Woodstock and Woodstock Revisited.
When a white man from a prominent local family in Woodstock was murdered in 1905, authorities quickly identified a local African American man as the prime suspect. Amid racist animus in the press, he fled across two counties before being apprehended by a vigilante and charged. Local reformer and politician Augustus H. Van Buren stood up to community pressure and defended the accused pro bono. It took three years and multiple trials to overcome racial inequalities in the justice system. Local historian Richard Heppner documents the crime, arrest and trials that revealed racial tensions in upstate New York at the turn of the century.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: True Crime
Publication Date: 27th January 2020
State: New York
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9781467144766
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General TRUE CRIME / Murder / General HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
"Woodstock's Infamous Murder Trial (actually held in Kingston) is an easy, informative read, chock full of familiar places and photos of bygone Woodstock, Kingston and points between." Hugh Reynolds Blog
Woodstock town historian Richard Heppner and local historian Janine Fallon-Mower have drawn upon Woodstock's distinct history to offer a look at those individuals who have engraved their names in the foundation of Woodstock's ever-evolving story. Fallon-Mower is the author of Woodstock and Woodstock Revisited.
