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The Colfax massacre : the untold story of Black power, White terror, and the death of Reconstruction / LeeAnna Keith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Keith, LeeAnna.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Louisiana--Colfax.
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).
- Massacres--Louisiana--Colfax--History--19th century.
- Massacres.
- Violence--Louisiana--Colfax--History--19th century.
- Violence.
- Racism--Louisiana--Colfax--History--19th century.
- Racism.
- African Americans--Crimes against--Louisiana--Colfax--History--19th century.
- African Americans.
- Contested elections--Louisiana--Grant Parish--History--19th century.
- Contested elections.
- Colfax (La.)--Race relations--History--19th century.
- Colfax (La.).
- Grant Parish (La.)--Race relations--History--19th century.
- Grant Parish (La.).
- Grant Parish (La.)--Politics and government--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Introduction: On Bones and Their Markers. Chapter 1: Alabama Fever. Chapter 2: The Philosopher. Chapter 3: The Fall. Chapter 4: Led by a Damned Puppy. Chapter 5: A Town Called Fight. Chapter 6: Carnival of the Animals. Chapter 7: Battle of the Colfax Courthouse. Chapter 8: Voyage of the Ozark. Chapter 9: Getting Away with Murder. Chapter 10: The Legacy of Cruikshank. Notes. Bibliography. Index
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction: On Bones and Their Markers; CHAPTER 1 Alabama Fever; CHAPTER 2 The Philosopher; CHAPTER 3 The Fall; CHAPTER 4 Led by a Damned Puppy; CHAPTER 5 A Town Called Fight; CHAPTER 6 Carnival of the Animals; CHAPTER 7 Battle of the Colfax Courthouse; CHAPTER 8 Voyage of the Ozark; CHAPTER 9 Getting Away with Murder; CHAPTER 10 The Legacy of Cruikshank; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-988589-3
- 1-281-16358-9
- 9786611163587
- 0-19-804238-8
- 1-4356-1789-4
- OCLC:
- 476245253
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