The Colfax Massacre

The Colfax Massacre
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 9780195393088
ISBN-13 : 0195393082
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Book Synopsis The Colfax Massacre by : LeeAnna Keith

Download or read book The Colfax Massacre written by LeeAnna Keith and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a large body of documents, including eyewitness accounts and evidence from the site itself, Keith explores the racial tensions that led to the Colfax massacre - during which surrendering blacks were mercilessly slaughtered - and the reverberations this message of terror sent throughout the South.


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