The bloody shirt terror after Appomattox / Stephen Budiansky.

Contents "I thought the South wanted it to end there" -- "The war still exists" -- "The half has not been told you" -- "Plain honest convictions of a soldier" -- "Vote the Negro down or knock him down" -- "The passion-stirring event at Hamburg" -- "Greed, the father of slaves, was too much for us."
Abstract A narrative account of Reconstruction-era violence documents vigilante attacks on African Americans and their white allies, in an analysis that traces the period through the careers of two Union officers, a Confederate general, a northern entrepreneur, and a former slave.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographic references (p. [283]-322) and index.
ISBN0670018406
ISBN9780670018406

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E 668 .B93 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold