“Reported” crime was minimal, and the local government was OK if the local guys had their own lynching from time to time if some out of towner looked like they needed it.
Seriously… the 1950s were a time when a lot of stuff happened that was never reported to the police because it was safer that way.
“Reported” crime was minimal, and the local government was OK if the local guys had their own lynching from time to time if some out of towner looked like they needed it.
Seriously… the 1950s were a time when a lot of stuff happened that was never reported to the police because it was safer that way.
Good point. There’s a fine book I’d like to recommend: Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism