The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre: Blood in the Cane Fields - Hardcover
by C. Dier
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Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540227010ISBN-10:1540227014UPC:9781540227010Book Category:History, True CrimeBook Subcategory:United States, African American & Black, MurderBook Topic:State & Local, Mass MurderSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCEC6CVA6J
The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre: Blood in the Cane Fields
Days before the tumultuous presidential election of 1868, St. Bernard Parish descended into chaos. As African American men gained the right to vote, white Democrats of the parish feared losing their majority. Armed groups mobilized to suppress these recently emancipated voters in the hopes of regaining a way of life turned upside down by the Civil War and Reconstruction. Freedpeople were dragged...
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540227010ISBN-10:1540227014UPC:9781540227010Book Category:History, True CrimeBook Subcategory:United States, African American & Black, MurderBook Topic:State & Local, Mass MurderSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.8113Product ID:SCEC6CVA6J
Chris Dier was born in New Orleans and currently teaches history at Chalmette High School in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. After Hurricane Katrina, Dier was uprooted to Texas, where he finished high school and attended East Texas Baptist University. Dier received a BA in history from ETBU. After completion of his undergraduate degree, he moved back to his hometown and became an educator to...
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
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