Tumult and Silence at Second Creek: An Inquiry Into a Civil War Slave Conspiracy
In 1861, 40 slaves in Mississippi were hanged for conspiring to murder their masters. In 1971, award-winning historian Jordan came upon the central document, previously unanalyzed by modern scholars, upon which this extraordinary book is based--a record of testimony of some of the accused slaves....
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In 1861, 40 slaves in Mississippi were hanged for conspiring to murder their masters. In 1971, award-winning historian Jordan came upon the central document, previously unanalyzed by modern scholars, upon which this extraordinary book is based--a record of testimony of some of the accused slaves. The discovery led to a 20-year search for the facts of the aborted rebellion. 1 halftone; 2 maps.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780807120392 (0807120391)
Publish date: January 1st 1996
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Pages no: 424
Edition language: English
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