Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Braiding the Rope
Part I: Tying the Knot
First Loop: A Pail of Flour - Tuscaloosa, June–August 1933
Third Loop: A Motel Swimming Pool - Birmingham, November 29, 1979
Second Loop: A Challenge - Tuscaloosa, August–October 1933
Fourth Loop: A Flower in the Forest - Birmingham, November 29–December 4, 1979
Part II: The Last Lynching
Fifth Loop: A Pack of Cigarettes - Mobile, March 20–21, 1981
Sixth Loop: A Domestic Disturbance - Mobile, March 20–21, 1981
Seventh Loop: A Beating in Baldwin County - Mobile, March 17, 1981
Eighth Loop: A Klavern in the Woods - Mobile, March 18–21, 1981
Ninth Loop: A Cross, a Dummy, a Phone Call - Mobile, March 21, 1981
Part III: Untangling
Tenth Loop: A Confession - Mobile, June 1983–February 1987
Eleventh Loop: A Verdict - Mobile, February 1987
Twelfth Loop: A Date with Yellow Mama - Holman Correctional Facility, February 1984–June 6, 1997
Thirteenth Loop: A Retelling - Mobile, Present Day
Conclusion: The Rope Unraveled
Bibliographic Essay
Bibliography
Index