Day Freedom Died The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court, and the Betrayal of Reconstruction

Name: Day Freedom Died The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court, and the Betrayal of Reconstruction
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ISBN: 9780805089226

ISBN-10: 0805089225

ISBN-13: 9780805089226

Edition: N/A

Authors: Charles Lane

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"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 exConfederate soldiers, enraged after attempts by freedmen to assert their new rights, killed more than sixty African Americans who had occupied a courthouse.Seeking justice for the slain, one brave U.S. attorney, James Beckwith, risked his life and career to investigate and punish the perpetratorsbut they all went free. What followed was a series of courtroom dramas that culminated at the Supreme Court, where the justices' verdict…

Book details

List price: $22.99
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
Publication date: 3/31/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English