The Resource The day freedom died : the Colfax massacre, the Supreme Court, and the betrayal of Reconstruction, Charles Lane
The day freedom died : the Colfax massacre, the Supreme Court, and the betrayal of Reconstruction, Charles Lane
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- Summary
- Following the Civil War, Colfax, Louisiana, was a town, like many, where Negroes 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 Negroes who had occupied a courthouse. Now, journalist Charles Lane transforms this nearly forgotten incident into a 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 Supreme Court, where the verdict compromised the victories of the Civil War and left Southern blacks at the mercy of violent whites for generations.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xviii, 326 p., [8] p. of plates
- Contents
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- Prologue
- "Wholesale murder"
- From plantation to parish
- Power struggle
- War
- Blood on the red
- Black-letter law
- Manhunt
- Louisiana on trial
- A justice's judgment
- "If Louisiana goes..."
- The court speaks
- Epilogue
- Appednix: How many died?
- Isbn
- 9780805083422
- Label
- The day freedom died : the Colfax massacre, the Supreme Court, and the betrayal of Reconstruction
- Title
- The day freedom died
- Title remainder
- the Colfax massacre, the Supreme Court, and the betrayal of Reconstruction
- Statement of responsibility
- Charles Lane
- Subject
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- Beckwith, James, 1832-1912
- Colfax (La.) -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- Lawyers -- Louisiana -- Biography
- Massacres -- Louisiana | Colfax -- History -- 19th century
- Racism -- Louisiana | Colfax -- History -- 19th century
- African Americans -- Crimes against -- Louisiana | Colfax -- History -- 19th century
- Trials (Murder) -- United States -- Case studies
- United States, Supreme Court -- History -- 19th century
- Violence -- Louisiana | Colfax -- History -- 19th century
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Louisiana
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Following the Civil War, Colfax, Louisiana, was a town, like many, where Negroes 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 Negroes who had occupied a courthouse. Now, journalist Charles Lane transforms this nearly forgotten incident into a 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 Supreme Court, where the verdict compromised the victories of the Civil War and left Southern blacks at the mercy of violent whites for generations.--From publisher description
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lane, Charles
- Dewey number
- 976.3/67
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F379.C59
- LC item number
- L36 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Colfax (La.)
- African Americans
- Massacres
- Violence
- Racism
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
- Beckwith, James
- Lawyers
- Trials (Murder)
- United States
- Label
- The day freedom died : the Colfax massacre, the Supreme Court, and the betrayal of Reconstruction, Charles Lane
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-312) and index
- Contents
- Prologue -- "Wholesale murder" -- From plantation to parish -- Power struggle -- War -- Blood on the red -- Black-letter law -- Manhunt -- Louisiana on trial -- A justice's judgment -- "If Louisiana goes..." -- The court speaks -- Epilogue -- Appednix: How many died?
- Control code
- ocn172984718
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xviii, 326 p., [8] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780805083422
- Lccn
- 2007037514
- Other physical details
- ill., maps,
- Label
- The day freedom died : the Colfax massacre, the Supreme Court, and the betrayal of Reconstruction, Charles Lane
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-312) and index
- Contents
- Prologue -- "Wholesale murder" -- From plantation to parish -- Power struggle -- War -- Blood on the red -- Black-letter law -- Manhunt -- Louisiana on trial -- A justice's judgment -- "If Louisiana goes..." -- The court speaks -- Epilogue -- Appednix: How many died?
- Control code
- ocn172984718
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xviii, 326 p., [8] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9780805083422
- Lccn
- 2007037514
- Other physical details
- ill., maps,
Subject
- Beckwith, James, 1832-1912
- Colfax (La.) -- Race relations | History -- 19th century
- Lawyers -- Louisiana -- Biography
- Massacres -- Louisiana | Colfax -- History -- 19th century
- Racism -- Louisiana | Colfax -- History -- 19th century
- African Americans -- Crimes against -- Louisiana | Colfax -- History -- 19th century
- Trials (Murder) -- United States -- Case studies
- United States, Supreme Court -- History -- 19th century
- Violence -- Louisiana | Colfax -- History -- 19th century
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Louisiana
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