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

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... Comments: "Victors' stories become enshrined in a nation's mythology and end up in... The "Colfax Massacre," not much known outside Louisiana, took place in Grant... Charles Lane's book is a fascinating look into the dark politics of race in the... This is a monograph about an incident in Reconstruction Louisiana that... I read "The Day Freedom Died" during a family "Backroads" vacation in Wyoming... Read More »

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