Bertis D. English is professor of history at Alabama State University.
Bertis D. English presents a treasure chest of relevant and
important historical material related to Perry County, Alabama,
providing information that comprehensively illuminates experiences
of the area’s residents in a way that state and regional studies
cannot." —Kenneth M. Hamilton, author of Booker T. Washington in
American Memory
"Among the understudied aspects of Reconstruction, are the places
where the Klan dog didn’t bark, much, and where terrorist violence
was less common. Bertis English’s book examines one of these areas,
where white elites and freedpeople stepped back from the brink of
all-out racial conflict. Understanding how this occurred, and what
the constraints were, animates this illuminating study. This
unusual approach deserves attention." —Michael W. Fitzgerald,
author of Reconstruction in Alabama: From Civil War to Redemption
in the Cotton South
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