Murder in the courthouse
Subtitle: Reconstruction and redemption in the North Carolina Piedmont
By: Jim Wise.
Publisher: History Press; The History Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781596297555
Subjects: Holden, W. W. -- 1818-1892; Stephens, John Walter, -- 1834-1870; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- North Carolina; Martial law -- North Carolina -- History -- 19th century; Murder -- North Carolina -- Yanceyville; North Carolina -- History -- 1865-; North Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: May 21, 1879; title: Ominous victory; title: New regime; title: Issues black and white; title: The man who would be governor; title: Bright leaves and impending crisis; title: The black Republican; title: Scalawag and carpetbagger; title: Corruption and Ku Klux; title: The Ku Klux experience; title: A war, of sorts; title: Sic transit.