White Lies: The Double Life of Walter F. White and America's Darkest Secret

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book historical nonfiction book

"White Lies: The Double Life of Walter F. White and America's Darkest Secret" is a historical nonfiction book by A. J. Baime that explores the life of NAACP leader Walter F. White, a light-skinned Black man who investigated lynchings and racial violence in early 20th-century America while often passing as white.

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instanceOf	book ⓘ historical nonfiction book ⓘ
about	Jim Crow era NERFINISHED ⓘ civil rights movement precursors ⓘ early 20th-century America ⓘ investigation of lynchings ⓘ
author	A. J. Baime NERFINISHED ⓘ
centersOn	Walter F. White's undercover work in the South ⓘ anti-lynching campaigns ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	Walter F. White's undercover investigations ⓘ racial terror in the American South ⓘ
explores	America's history of racial terror ⓘ the concept of racial passing ⓘ the personal cost of civil rights work ⓘ
features	Walter F. White's double life ⓘ investigative reporting on lynchings ⓘ
focusesOn	Walter F. White's leadership in the NAACP ⓘ the risks of passing as white to investigate racism ⓘ
genre	biography ⓘ civil rights history ⓘ history ⓘ
hasMainTitle	White Lies NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPerspective	biographical narrative ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ
hasSubtitle	The Double Life of Walter F. White and America's Darkest Secret NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	NAACP NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter F. White NERFINISHED ⓘ lynching in the United States ⓘ passing as white ⓘ racial violence in the United States ⓘ
portrays	Walter F. White as a light-skinned Black man ⓘ the NAACP's early anti-lynching efforts ⓘ the dangers faced by anti-lynching activists ⓘ
subjectArea	African American history ⓘ United States history ⓘ civil rights activism ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	Jim Crow era United States NERFINISHED ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
titleCharacter	Walter F. White NERFINISHED ⓘ

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