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Memphis, May 1866: the Civil War is over, slavery is dead, and the streets are still not at peace. A quarrel between Black Union veterans and white policemen ignites three days of terror as armed mobs sweep through Black neighborhoods, killing 46 people, burning homes, churches, and schools, and exposing how fragile freedom could be. In the ashes of victory, one question hangs over the city: who, now, has the right to live safely as an American?
The Memphis Massacre tells this story at street level and at the level of power—through freed families building new lives, policemen and ex-Confederates bent on restoring old hierarchies, federal officers slow to grasp what is unfolding, and politicians in Washington forced to reckon with the meaning of emancipation. What begins as a tense encounter becomes organized racial violence; what looks like local disorder becomes a national crisis. Each chapter drives deeper into the choices, rumors, failures, and acts of courage that turned a city into a battlefield.
Vivid, deeply researched, and grounded in the surviving testimony of those who endured it, this is narrative history with the pace of a thriller and the weight of a reckoning. The Memphis Massacre reveals how one American city became a warning to the nation—and why its lessons still burn.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Memphis, May 1866: the Civil War is over, slavery is dead, and the streets are still not at peace. A quarrel between Black Union veterans and white policemen ignites three days of terror as armed mobs sweep through Black neighborhoods, killing 46 people, burning homes, churches, and schools, and exposing how fragile freedom could be. In the ashes of victory, one question hangs over the city: who, now, has the right to live safely as an American?The Memphis Massacre tells this story at street level and at the level of power-through freed families building new lives, policemen and ex-Confederates bent on restoring old hierarchies, federal officers slow to grasp what is unfolding, and politicians in Washington forced to reckon with the meaning of emancipation. What begins as a tense encounter becomes organized racial violence; what looks like local disorder becomes a national crisis. Each chapter drives deeper into the choices, rumors, failures, and acts of courage that turned a city into a battlefield.Vivid, deeply researched, and grounded in the surviving testimony of those who endured it, this is narrative history with the pace of a thriller and the weight of a reckoning. The Memphis Massacre reveals how one American city became a warning to the nation-and why its lessons still burn. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798896655282
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Memphis, May 1866: the Civil War is over, slavery is dead, and the streets are still not at peace. A quarrel between Black Union veterans and white policemen ignites three days of terror as armed mobs sweep through Black neighborhoods, killing 46 people, burning homes, churches, and schools, and exposing how fragile freedom could be. In the ashes of victory, one question hangs over the city: who, now, has the right to live safely as an American?The Memphis Massacre tells this story at street level and at the level of power-through freed families building new lives, policemen and ex-Confederates bent on restoring old hierarchies, federal officers slow to grasp what is unfolding, and politicians in Washington forced to reckon with the meaning of emancipation. What begins as a tense encounter becomes organized racial violence; what looks like local disorder becomes a national crisis. Each chapter drives deeper into the choices, rumors, failures, and acts of courage that turned a city into a battlefield.Vivid, deeply researched, and grounded in the surviving testimony of those who endured it, this is narrative history with the pace of a thriller and the weight of a reckoning. The Memphis Massacre reveals how one American city became a warning to the nation-and why its lessons still burn. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798896655282
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Memphis, May 1866: the Civil War is over, slavery is dead, and the streets are still not at peace. A quarrel between Black Union veterans and white policemen ignites three days of terror as armed mobs sweep through Black neighborhoods, killing 46 people, burning homes, churches, and schools, and exposing how fragile freedom could be. In the ashes of victory, one question hangs over the city: who, now, has the right to live safely as an American?The Memphis Massacre tells this story at street level and at the level of power-through freed families building new lives, policemen and ex-Confederates bent on restoring old hierarchies, federal officers slow to grasp what is unfolding, and politicians in Washington forced to reckon with the meaning of emancipation. What begins as a tense encounter becomes organized racial violence; what looks like local disorder becomes a national crisis. Each chapter drives deeper into the choices, rumors, failures, and acts of courage that turned a city into a battlefield.Vivid, deeply researched, and grounded in the surviving testimony of those who endured it, this is narrative history with the pace of a thriller and the weight of a reckoning. The Memphis Massacre reveals how one American city became a warning to the nation-and why its lessons still burn. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798896655282
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