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The Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court, and the Betrayal of Reconstruction
The Day Freedom Died The Colfax Massacre the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of Reconstruction
Author: Charles Lane
"Absorbing . . . Riveting . . . A legal thriller."?Kevin Boyle, The New York Times Book ReviewFollowing the Civil War, Colfax, Louisiana, was a town like many where African Americans and whites mingled uneasily. But on April 13, 1873, a small army of white ex?Confederate soldiers, enraged after attempts by freedmen to assert their ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780805089226
ISBN-10: 0805089225
Publication Date: 3/31/2009
Pages: 352
Edition: 1 Reprint
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Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
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