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The Colfax massacre : the untold story of Black power, White terror, and the death of Reconstruction / LeeAnna Keith

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Author:
Keith, LeeAnna  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 219 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Louisiana
Colfax
Grant Parish
Colfax (La.)
Grant Parish (La.)
Date:
2008
19th century
Contents:
Introduction : On Bones and their Markers -- Alabama Fever -- The Philosopher -- The Fall -- Led by a Damned Puppy -- A Town Called Fight -- Carnival of the Animals -- Battle of the Colfax Courthouse -- Voyage of the Ozark -- Getting Away with Murder -- The Legacy of Cruikshank
Topic:
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)  Search this
Massacres--History  Search this
Violence--History  Search this
Racism--History  Search this
African Americans--Crimes against--History  Search this
Contested elections--History  Search this
Race relations  Search this
History  Search this
Politics and government  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_897365