Nicholas Lemann
Author
Language
English
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. This is the story of the terrorist campaign that took them away.
Nicholas Lemann opens his extraordinary new book with a riveting account of the horrific events of Easter 1873 in Colfax, Louisiana, where a white militia of Confederate veterans-turned-vigilantes...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"At a time when the frenzied overload of 24-hour news and social media has made it difficult to think clearly about politics and the future of our democracy, this concise volume invites readers to step back and turn to American history for guidance and inspiration. Edited with perceptive commentary by acclaimed historian and journalist Nicholas Lemann, these 21 key writings from the nation’s past speak to 5 fundamental flashpoints in our political...
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