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The Life and Death of Gus Reed: A Story of Race and Justice in Illinois during the Civil War and Reconstruction - Series on Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest Thomas Bahde
The Life and Death of Gus Reed: A Story of Race and Justice in Illinois during the Civil War and Reconstruction - Series on Law, Society, and Politics in the Midwest
Thomas Bahde
Gus Reed was a freed slave who traveled north as Sherman’s March was sweeping through Georgia in 1864. His journey ended in Springfield, Illinois, a city undergoing fundamental changes as its white citizens struggled to understand the political, legal, and cultural consequences of emancipation and black citizenship.
268 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 30, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780821421048 |
| Publishers | Ohio University Press |
| Pages | 268 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 585 mm · 521 g |
| Language | English |