The bloody shirt

By Stephen Budiansky

Subjects: Racism, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), Southern states, social conditions, African americans, history, African Americans, United states, history, 1865-1898, Reconstruction (u.s. history, 1865-1877), Southern states, race relations, Crimes against, Southern states, history, United States, New York Times reviewed, Reconstruction (1865-1876), African americans, crimes against, Social conditions, Violence, Social aspects, History, United states, race relations, Race relations

Description: 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.