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Delmarva Today 2-11-22 (Part 1) "The Silent Shore" and Lynching of Matthew Williams

By Don Rush
Published February 11, 2022 at 11:25 AM EST
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Mystery has always surrounded who was involved in the lynching of Matthew Williams. Delmarva Public Media's Don Rush talks with Charles Chavis about his new book, "The Silent Shore: The Lynching of Matthew Williams and the Politics of Racism in the Free State," about the names revealed by an undercover detective at the time.

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Don Rush
Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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