"The Shot That Was Heard in Nearly Two Million Negro Homes": The 1934 Murder of William Alexander Scott.

The article explores the role of competitive rivalries, racism, and editorial policy in the 1934 murder of African American newspaper editor William Alexander Scott, Jr. in Atlanta, Georgia. Emphasis is given to topics such as Scott's founding of the newspaper the "Atlanta Daily World" and the Scott...

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Published in:	Georgia Historical Quarterly Vol. 100; no. 4; pp. 366 - 404
Main Author:	AIELLO, THOMAS
Format:	Article
Published:	Georgia Historical Society 2016
Subjects:	Scott, William Alexander, 1902-1934 African American newspapers African Americans African American newspaper editors History of the crimes against African Americans Atlanta Daily World (Newspaper) History Twentieth century African American history Atlanta (Ga.) Georgia
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