A podcast interview with the author of "Cruel Summer: The Attack on Camp Summerlane," a series of award-winning articles about the Rosman summer camp that was attacked by locals in 1963. The series appeared in Mountain Xpress in 2008.
In the summer of 1963, what was envisioned as an experimental camp and school in western North Carolina was violently attacked and closed just one week after opening by an angry mob from the nearby town of Rosman. Approximate run time: 32 minutes.
Click link to listen to the podcast.
A follow-up article appeared in Xpress, as well as further documentation.Read the full article
In the summer of 1963, what was envisioned as an experimental camp and school in western North Carolina was violently attacked and closed just one week after opening by an angry mob from the nearby town of Rosman. Approximate run time: 32 minutes.
Click link to listen to the podcast.
A follow-up article appeared in Xpress, as well as further documentation.Read the full article
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