MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2007037514
003 DLC
005 20080521180056.0
008 070918s2008 nyuabf b 001 0deng
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035 $a(OCoLC)ocn172984718
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050 00 $aF379.C59$bL36 2008
082 00 $a976.3/67$222
100 1 $aLane, Charles,$d1961-
245 14 $aThe day freedom died :$bthe Colfax massacre, the Supreme Court, and the betrayal of Reconstruction /$cCharles Lane.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bHenry Holt and Co.,$c2008.
300 $axviii, 326 p., [8] p. of plates :$bill., maps, ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [307]-312) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue -- "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?.
520 $aFollowing 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.
651 0 $aColfax (La.)$xRace relations$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$xCrimes against$zLouisiana$zColfax$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aMassacres$zLouisiana$zColfax$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aViolence$zLouisiana$zColfax$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aRacism$zLouisiana$zColfax$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aReconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)$zLouisiana.
600 10 $aBeckwith, James,$d1832-1912.
650 0 $aLawyers$zLouisiana$vBiography.
650 0 $aTrials (Murder)$zUnited States$vCase studies.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bSupreme Court$xHistory$y19th century.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007037514-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0801/2007037514-b.html