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The Testimony Of Henry Adams, Freedman: Hope, Terror, And Exodus In The PostCivil War South
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A Forgotten Episode From The Era Of Reconstruction: An Extraordinary American Hero Travels To The NationS Capital To Tell An Unforgettable Story Of Violence, Resistance, And Social Action In The PostCivil War South.For Black History Month, The NeverBeforePublished Testimony With An Introduction By Pulitzer PrizeWinning Historian Steven Hahn.In March 1880 A Committee Of The U.S. Senate Investigating The Ongoing Negro Exodus From The South Heard Two Days Of Testimony From An Extraordinary American. A Freedman, Former Soldier, Laborer, Faith Healer, Political Activist, And Sometime Undercover Government Operative, Henry Adams Was One Of The Leaders Of The Exodus Movement In Louisiana. In His Exchanges With The Senators And His Written Testimony, Adams Chronicles:The Nightmarish Violence And Insidious Economic Exploitation Inflicted Upon The Freedpeople By The Very Men Who Held Us Slaves The Defiant Black Resistance Of Voters Determined To Go To The Polls In The Face Of Systemic Terrorism His Work With The Committee, A Secret Group Of Workingmen Who Sought To Learn The True Condition Of Our Race Throughout The South.The Testimony Of Henry Adams, Freedman Presents The Entirety Of AdamsS Questioning By The Committee And The Five Documents He Submitted For The Record, Including The Enumeration Of Hundreds Of Cases Of Atrocities Perpetrated In The Cause Of White Supremacy.This Fascinating, NeverBeforeAvailable Text Provides An Illuminating Perspective On Reconstruction As It Was Experienced From Below, Far Removed From Washington And The Major Cities Of The South. AdamsS Remarkable Testimony Is A Tribute To Black Determination And SelfReliance That Looks Forward To The Great Migration Of The Twentieth Century. It Is Also A Terrifying And Timely Reminder Of The Fragility Of Democracy In The Face Of Unrestrained Lawlessness.
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