Piecing together family lore, census data, marriage and baptismal records, military archives, and other sources, the author tells the story of an ancestor from New Orleans who fought for the South in the Civil War. In that war’s aftermath, he takes up the cause of fanatical racism in an effort to preserve white supremacy in Louisiana, the South and by extension, the country.
Mr. Ball’s ancestor Klansman is a man named Constant Lecorgne, carpenter and father of five, who uses secret societies, lynching, massacres, night-riding, and terrorism as a means to restore the white power lost through the emancipation of millions of African American slaves.
This is a compelling story/history/memoir detailing white supremacy and how it impacts us today.
Mr. Ball is also the author of Slaves in the Family, winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction.
Both titles are available in print format at the library.
Carol Lloyd is the Churchill County Librarian and a voracious reader. She knows books expand our capacity to understand each other and she recommends we read many. Especially from the library.
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