"Fear was essential to keeping white power intact, and as the civil rights movement whipped up revolutionary energy across the Black Belt, Lummie’s and his colleagues’ efforts intensified."

An excerpt from the new #Atavist story, by Alexandra Marvar: https://longreads.com/2026/01/06/lummie-jenkins-alabama-atavist/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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"Fear was essential to keeping white power intact, and as the civil rights movement whipped up revolutionary energy across the Black Belt, Lummie’s and his colleagues’ efforts intensified."

An excerpt from the new #Atavist story, by Alexandra Marvar: https://longreads.com/2026/01/06/lummie-jenkins-alabama-atavist/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Longreads #History #America
#AmericanSouth #DeepSouth #Alabama #Racism #Sheriff #LawEnforcement #Journalism