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'''Murray Bishoff''' was a highly regarded columnist for the ] and representative for Dynapubs. As of 2008 he is managing editor of The ] Times.


'''Murray Bishoff''' is a writer at ''The Monett Times'' in ].<ref>{{cite news | title = Chance remark leads man to uncover how bloodthirsty mob drove his family out | last = Jaspin | first = Elliot | work = Austin American=Statesman | page = A14 | date = 16 July 2006 | url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=113016CE70BCF978&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | access-date = 2010-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | title = Looking at the Bigger Picture | last = O'Brien | first = Keri | url = http://www.mhmvoices.org/2008SpringDept1.php | journal = Voices | date =Spring 2008 | access-date = 2010-03-11}}</ref> Formerly a contributor to '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbgxtra.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1478 |title=The Buyer's Guide #32 |publisher=Comics Buyer's Guide |access-date=2010-03-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808000409/http://cbgxtra.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1478 |archive-date=August 8, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbgxtra.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1517 |title=The Buyer's Guide #63 |publisher=Comics Buyer's Guide |access-date=2010-03-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808183732/http://cbgxtra.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1517 |archive-date=August 8, 2007 }}</ref> Bishoff won an ] in 1980.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_inkpot.shtml | title = Comic-Con: The Inkpot Awards | publisher = Comic-Con | access-date = 2010-03-12 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120527191724/http://www.comic-con.org/cci/cci_inkpot.php | archive-date = 2012-05-27 }}</ref> Bishoff is also known for his research and writings on the 1901 fifteen-hour lynching spree in ], during which white residents murdered three African American residents and caused nearly 300 others to flee the city.<ref name=PBS>{{cite web | url = https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/banished/pierce.html | title = Banished: American ethnic cleansings | publisher = PBS | access-date = 2010-03-12}}</ref> His writings include a series of articles published to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the event and the ] ''Cry of Thunder''.<ref name=PBS/> In addition, the town's cemetery holds a marker to the event paid for in large part by Bishoff and the Pierce City Museum hosts an exhibit which Bishoff created. He has also publicly spoken about the event to ] and appears in a documentary about the event, ''Banished: How Whites Drove Blacks out of Town in America''.<ref name=PBS/><ref name=CNN>{{cite web | title = CNN News Night Aaron Brown | date = 7 May 2003 | access-date = 2010-03-12 | url = http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0305/07/asb.00.html}}</ref>
He is the winner of an 1980 ].


Bishoff is the vice-president of the ] Museum in Pierce City.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.freewebs.com/piercecitymuseum/ | title = Harold Bell Wright Museum, Pierce City | publisher = piercecitymuseum | access-date = 2010-03-12}}</ref>
Murray Bishoff is also known for discovering damning evidence that in ], where white residents went on a fifteen hour lynchings and banishment with stolen militia weapons stolen from a state militia arsenal, some townspeople wanted to follow the lead of nearby ].


==References==
Bishoff first published a series of articles in the ] Times in 1991, the 90th anniversary of the rampage. He created a exhibit which is now housed at the ] Museum and wrote a novel on the subject titled ''Cries of Thunder''.
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A documentary, '''Banished: How Whites Drove Blacks Out of Town in America''', has been released, directly based on Bishoff's groundbreaking discovery.


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* http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/banished/pierce.html
* http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0305/07/asb.00.html
* http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932677.html
* http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2007/03/02/banished
* http://www.tcj.com/235/nostint.html
* http://www.tcj.com/235/nostedit.html
* http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/55209/banished-american-ethnic-cleansings
* http://www.mhmvoices.org/2008SpringDept1.php
* http://www.nathanielturner.com/banishedhowwhitesdroveblacksoutoftown.htm

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American novelist

Murray Bishoff is a writer at The Monett Times in Monett, Missouri. Formerly a contributor to Comics Buyer's Guide, Bishoff won an Inkpot Award in 1980. Bishoff is also known for his research and writings on the 1901 fifteen-hour lynching spree in Pierce City, Missouri, during which white residents murdered three African American residents and caused nearly 300 others to flee the city. His writings include a series of articles published to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the event and the historical novel Cry of Thunder. In addition, the town's cemetery holds a marker to the event paid for in large part by Bishoff and the Pierce City Museum hosts an exhibit which Bishoff created. He has also publicly spoken about the event to CNN and appears in a documentary about the event, Banished: How Whites Drove Blacks out of Town in America.

Bishoff is the vice-president of the Harold Bell Wright Museum in Pierce City.

References

  1. Jaspin, Elliot (16 July 2006). "Chance remark leads man to uncover how bloodthirsty mob drove his family out". Austin American=Statesman. p. A14. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  2. O'Brien, Keri (Spring 2008). "Looking at the Bigger Picture". Voices. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  3. "The Buyer's Guide #32". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  4. "The Buyer's Guide #63". Comics Buyer's Guide. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  5. "Comic-Con: The Inkpot Awards". Comic-Con. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  6. ^ "Banished: American ethnic cleansings". PBS. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  7. "CNN News Night Aaron Brown". 7 May 2003. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
  8. "Harold Bell Wright Museum, Pierce City". piercecitymuseum. Retrieved 2010-03-12.
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