Title: The bloody shirt
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.
Subjects: Race relations, Reconstruction (1865-1876), Social aspects, Violence, Racism, Crimes against, Social conditions, History, African Americans, Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877), United States, New York Times reviewed, African americans, crimes against, Southern states, race relations, Southern states, social conditions, United states, history, 1865-1898, African americans, history, United states, race relations, Southern states, history
Places: United States, Southern States
Time periods: 1865-1918, 1865-1945, 1865-1898, 19th century, 1863-1877