I saw death coming : a history of terror and survival in the war against Reconstruction
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
ISBN
9781635576634, 1635576636
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Published
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxv, 351 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781635576634, 1635576636
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"The story of Reconstruction is often told from the perspective of the politicians, generals, and journalists whose accounts claim an outsized place in collective memory. But this pivotal era looked very different to African Americans in the South transitioning from bondage to freedom after 1865. They were besieged by a campaign of white supremacist violence that persisted through the 1880s and beyond. For too long, their lived experiences have been sidelined, impoverishing our understanding of the obstacles post-Civil War Black families faced, their inspiring determination to survive, and the physical and emotional scars they bore because of it. In I Saw Death Coming, Kidada E. Williams offers a breakthrough account of the much-debated Reconstruction period, transporting readers into the daily existence of formerly enslaved people building hope-filled new lives. Drawing on overlooked sources and bold new readings of the archives, Williams offers a revelatory and, in some cases, minute-by-minute record of nighttime raids and Ku Klux Klan strikes. And she deploys cutting-edge scholarship on trauma to consider how the effects of these attacks would linger for decades--indeed, generations--to come. For readers of Carol Anderson, Tiya Miles, and Clint Smith, I Saw Death Coming is an indelible and essential book that speaks to some of the most pressing questions of our times."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Williams, K. E. (2023). I saw death coming: a history of terror and survival in the war against Reconstruction . Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Kidada E.. 2023. I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War against Reconstruction. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Williams, Kidada E.. I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War against Reconstruction Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Williams, Kidada E.. I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War against Reconstruction Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.
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