Long Gone: The Mecklenburg Six and the Theme of Escape in Black Folklore |
Contents
They Gone Jack | 9 |
The Men on the Loose | 37 |
On the Road to Freedom | 61 |
Walkin to the Lectric Chair | 115 |
A Legend in the Making | 143 |
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Long Gone: The Mecklenburg Six and the Theme of Escape in Black Folklore Daryl Cumber Dance No preview available - 1987 |
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