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Murder on Maryland's Eastern Shore

Race, Politics and the Case of Orphan Jones

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Murder on Maryland's Eastern Shore

By: Joseph E. Moore
Narrated by: Marcio Catalano
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From a former Maryland attorney comes the true crime story of accused murderer Orphan Jones—a case mired in the racism and politics of 1930s America.

Euel Lee, alias Orphan Jones, was an African American accused of murdering his white employer and family over a single dollar. The tumultuous events and cast of characters surrounding the racially charged crime garnered national media attention and changed the course of Maryland history.

With exacting research, former Maryland State's Attorney Joseph E. Moore reconstructs the murders, the ensuing roller coast of a trial, and the eventual conviction and execution of Orphan Jones. Moore details all of this in the context of Jim Crow politics and American society during the Great Depression in this gripping true crime account.

©2006 Joseph E. Moore (P)2022 Tantor
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