Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America

Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America
ISBN-10
0465036376
ISBN-13
9780465036370
Category
History
Pages
352
Language
English
Published
2008-05-06
Author
Elliot Jaspin

Description

Discusses twelve cases in which racial cleansing emptied entire counties of African Americans from 1864 to 1923.

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