• Chapter 1. My Testament
  • Nat Turner's Rebellion
• Chapter 2. Black Woman Held
  • The Allen Family and the “Hillsville Massacre”
  • Maps of Hampton, Virginia
  • Murder of Mrs. Ida V. Belote
• Chapter 3. Inquest
  • Coroner’s Inquest
  • Newspaper Coverage
• Chapter 4. Orphan Girls
  • Funeral of Mrs. Ida V. Belote
  • Belote Family
• Chapter 5. Maebelle’s Biscuits
• Chapter 6. Only Brother
  • Grand Jury Indictment
  • Guardianship of Harriet and Sadie Belote
• Chapter 9. Inez
• Chapter 10. Day One
• Chapter 11. Sentencing
• Chapter 12. Haunted
• Chapter 13. Pride of the Line
• Chapter 14. George Jr.
  • Death of George K. Vanderslice, Jr.
  • Virginia Christian’s appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
  • Virginia Christian transferred to Virginia Penitentiary
• 15. Cock Robin
  • Virginia Christian’s Appeal
• 17. So Long!
  • Respites
  • Clemency File of Virginia Christian
  • Correspondence from Chicago
• Chapter 18. Coming Home
• Chapter 20. These Truths
• Chapter 24. First Lady
• Chapter 26. The Colony
• Epilogue
  • Charles Gilbert Mears (1888-1946)
  • Mabel Harriet Belote (1898-1983)
    • Winifred Pauline Marshall (1923-2004)
    • Carl B. Marshall (1926-2013)
  • Sarah Elizabeth Belote (1903-1984)
  • Pauline Augusta Belote (1891-1971)
  • Charles M. Pace (1876-1936)
  • Henry Christian (ca. 1862-?) and Charlotte Christian (ca. 1871-1914)
  • Dr. George K. Vanderslice, Sr. (1870-1932)
  • Lewter F. Hobbs (1873-1934)
• Forsaken: The Novel

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