Redemption : the last battle of the Civil War
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006., New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2006].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 257 pages ; 24 cm.
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Wellington Public Library - NONFICTION | 975.0049 Lem | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Southern States -- History.
African Americans -- Segregation -- Southern States -- History.
Ames, Adelbert, -- 1835-1933.
Southern States -- History -- 1865-1951.
Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Violence -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
African Americans -- Segregation -- Southern States -- History.
Ames, Adelbert, -- 1835-1933.
Southern States -- History -- 1865-1951.
Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
Southern States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century.
Violence -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century.
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006., New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2006].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-236) and index.
Description
A century after Appomattox, the civil rights movement won full citizenship for black Americans in the South. It should not have been necessary: by 1870 those rights were set in the Constitution. Journalist Lemann describes an insurgency that changed the course of American history: from 1873 to 1877 white Southern Democrats waged a campaign of political terrorism to create chaos and keep blacks from voting out of fear for their lives and livelihoods, aiming to overturn the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and challenge President Grant's support for the emergent structures of black political power. The remorseless strategy of well-financed "White Line" organizations culminated in a bloody, corrupt election in which Mississippi was "redeemed"--that is, returned to white control. This led to the death of Reconstruction--and of the constitutional rights of the former slaves. We are still living with the consequences.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lemann, N. (2006). Redemption: the last battle of the Civil War (First edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lemann, Nicholas. 2006. Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lemann, Nicholas. Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lemann, Nicholas. Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War First edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
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