The Bloody Shirt: Terror After the Civil War

The Bloody Shirt: Terror After the Civil War

2008 • 322 pages

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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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Just incredibly well-written and devastating to read. The perfect introduction to just how brutal and nakedly treasonous Reconstruction was, should be required school reading.

November 17, 2017

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