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The day freedom died the Colfax massacre, the Supreme Court, and the betrayal of Reconstruction
| Title | The day freedom died the Colfax massacre, the Supreme Court, and the betrayal of Reconstruction |
| Names | Lane, Charles. |
| Book Number | DB066980 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | Journalist documents the 1873 murders of nearly one hundred African Americans by white supremacists in Colfax, Louisiana. Analyzes the event and the political, social, and legal atmosphere that led to an 1875 Supreme Court decision denying federal responsibility to protect civil rights. Commercial audiobook. Violence and strong language. 2008. |
| Narrator | Bond, Jim. |
| Local Subject | Adult Book - AD |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| Short Book - SH | |
| Commercial format - CF | |
| History - HST | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| History, U.S. - 19th Century - HUN | |
| Black Interest - BLK | |
| African American concern - AFRAM | |
| The Law & Legal Rights - LAW | |
| General Non-Fiction - GNF | |
| Audience Notes | Male narrator. |
| Contains strong language. |
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| Contains violence. |
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| LC Subject | African Americans - Crimes against - Louisiana - Colfax - History - 19th century |
| Lawyers - Louisiana - Biography |
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| Massacres - Louisiana - Colfax - History - 19th century |
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| Racism - Louisiana - Colfax - History - 19th century |
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| Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - Louisiana |
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| Trials (Murder) - United States - Case studies |
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| Violence - Louisiana - Colfax - History - 19th century |
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| Colfax (La.) - Race relations - History - 19th century |
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| Call Number | 976.367 ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2008 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2008 (Talking Book Publishers, recording studio). |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: Grand Haven, MI : Brilliance Audio, p2008. 0805083421 |