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Author David Kulczyk will be signing and speaking about his book, California Justice - Shootouts, Lynchings and Assassinations in the Golden State (Word Dancer Press) at Russo Books (9000 Ming Ave) on September 27th .
Two chapters of the book happened in Bakersfield. A Hard Road into Bakersfield is a look into vigilante injustice in Kern County in 1879, when five Californios and two successful businessmen were lynched.
Chapter 11
A Hard Road into Bakersfield
Death Toll: 9
May 28, 1879, Bakersfield - Kern County
Justice was thwarted in the following case of the Yoakum brothers,
as in one trial, they were exonerated, and in another, they were convicted
on the basis of highly partial testimony, testimony provided by the victims’ relatives and friends. However, based upon exasperation at the lengthy
and multiple trial proceedings, and upon the dubious degree of
impartiality...
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