The bloody shirt
United states, history, 1865-1898
Southern states, social conditions
Southern states, history
Southern states, race relations
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
African americans, history
Racism
Violence
United states, race relations
Crimes against
Race relations
African Americans
Social aspects
New York Times reviewed
Social conditions
United States
History
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.
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