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The day freedom died : the Colfax massacre, the Supreme Court, and the betrayal of Reconstruction

On April 13, 1873, at a courthouse in Colfax Louisiana, a small army of former Confederate soldiers killed more than sixty Black men who had attempted to assert their rights. Seeking justice for the slain, one brave U.S. attorney, James Beckwith, risked his life and career to investigate and attempt to punish the perpetrators. What followed was a series of courtroom dramas that culminated at the Supreme Court, where the Justices' verdict compromised the victories of the Civil War and left Southern Blacks at the mercy of violent Whites for generations.

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  • "On April 13, 1873, at a courthouse in Colfax Louisiana, a small army of former Confederate soldiers killed more than sixty Black men who had attempted to assert their rights. Seeking justice for the slain, one brave U.S. attorney, James Beckwith, risked his life and career to investigate and attempt to punish the perpetrators. What followed was a series of courtroom dramas that culminated at the Supreme Court, where the Justices' verdict compromised the victories of the Civil War and left Southern Blacks at the mercy of violent Whites for generations."@en
  • "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 justiceFollowing the Civil War, Colfax, Louisiana, was a town, like many, whereAfrican Americansand 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 Supreme Court, where the justices' verdict compromised the victories of the Civil War and left Southern blacks at the mercy of violent whites for generations. The Day Freedom Died is an electrifying piece of historical detective work that captures a gallery of characters from presidents to townspeople, and re-creates the bloody days of Reconstruction, when the often brutal struggle for equality moved from the battlefield into communities across the nation."@en
  • "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."
  • "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 exConfederate 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 perpetratorsbut 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"

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