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murdered at least fifty-five (some accounts said fifty-seven) white men, women, and children before Turner was captured and executed on November 11. His body was flayed and quartered. Scraps of his skin were later fashioned into a purse. His bones were handed out as souvenirs. His head was hacked off and put on public display.
Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy
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