num_pages: 102
description: On the eve of the Civil War, not every Alabamian believed that getting out of the Union was the right thing to do. Some believed Alabama should remain in the United States. Chris Sheats was one of them. And for that belief he was threatened, beaten, arrested and thrown in jail.
language: English
title: Chris Sheats: The Man Who Refused to Secede
titlecomplete: Chris Sheats: The Man Who Refused to Secede (Alabama Roots Biography Series)
publisher: Seacoast Publishing, Inc.