{"product_id":"the-ferguson-brothers-lynchings-on-long-island-a-civil-rights-catalyst-paperback","title":"The Ferguson Brothers Lynchings on Long Island: A Civil Rights Catalyst - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher C. Verga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn February 5th, 1946, the Ferguson brothers were concluding a night out celebrating Charles Ferguson's reenlistment in the Army... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles, wearing his military uniform, walked with his brothers Alphonso, Joseph, and Richard towards the Freeport Bus Terminal to go home. A provisional Freeport police officer named Joseph Romeika stopped the brothers over a disorderly conduct complaint. Words were exchanged, and Officer Romeika killed Charles, Alphonso and shot Joseph within minutes of the initial stop. Following the unarmed shooting, Romeikia was acquitted despite changing stories of eyewitnesses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover how the shooting became a catalyst for civil rights efforts and immortalized in a Woody Guthrie protest song.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Verga is an instructor in Long Island history and the foundations of American history at Suffolk Community College and contributes to the online local news sites \u003ci\u003eGreater Babylon, Greater Bay Shore, Greater Patchogue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFire Island News\u003c\/i\u003e. His published works include the \u003ci\u003eCivil Rights Movement on Long Island\u003c\/i\u003e (Arcadia Publishing, Images of America), \u003ci\u003eBay Shore\u003c\/i\u003e (Arcadia Publishing, Images of America), \u003ci\u003eSaving Fire Island from Robert Moses\u003c\/i\u003e (The History Press), \u003ci\u003eWorld War II Long Island: The Homefront in Nassau and Suffolk\u003c\/i\u003e (The History Press) and \u003ci\u003eCold War Long Island\u003c\/i\u003e (The History Press). Christopher has a doctorate in education from St. John's University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.96 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53097747251424,"sku":"9781467150712","price":26.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/MmmXhi-Kea9781467150712.webp?v=1781687824","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ferguson-brothers-lynchings-on-long-island-a-civil-rights-catalyst-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}