the day freedom died
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| Management number | 45623165 | Release Date | 2026/01/28 | List Price | $14.40 | Model Number | 45623165 | ||
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the day freedom died
chares lane
hardcover
the colfax massacre, the supreme court , and the betrayal reconstruction
copyright 2008
326 pages
ISBN 9780805083422
The untold story of the slaying of a Southern town's ex-slaves and a white lawyer's historic battle to bring the perpretators to justice Following 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 new rights, killed more than sixty African Americans who had occupied a courthouse. With skill and tenacity, The Washington Post's Charles Lane transforms this nearly forgotten incident into a riveting historical saga. Seeking justice for the slain, one brave U.S. attorney, James Beckwith, risked his life and career to investigate and punish the perpetrators-but they all went free. What followed was a series of courtroom dramas that culminated at the Su
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