Remembering the Memphis Massacre An American Story |
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| Editor:
| Bond, Beverly Greene
O'Donovan, Susan Eva |
| Foreword by:
| Downs, Greg |
| Contribution by:
| Downs, Jim
Emberton, Carole
Huebner, Timothy S.
Jemison, Elizabeth L.
Johnson, Andre E.
Masur, Kate
Prince, K. Stephen
Reidy, Joseph
Rodrigue, John
Rosen, Hannah
Rothman, Joshua D.
Saville, Julie
Schermerhorn, Calvin
Slap, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8203-5651-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2020 |
| Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.50 |
Book Description:
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On May 1, 1866, a minor exchange between white Memphis city police and a group of black Union soldiers quickly escalated into murder and mayhem. This book brings this pivotal moment and its players, long hidden from all but specialists, to a public that continues to feel the effects of the massacre and the history that made it possible.
On May 1, 1866, a minor exchange between white Memphis city police and a group of black Union soldiers quickly escalated into murder and mayhem. This book brings this pivotal moment and its players, long hidden from all but specialists, to a public that continues to feel the effects of the massacre and the history that made it possible.