A Letter to Hon. Charles Sumner, with 'Statements' of Outrages Upon Freedmen in Georgia
1870
A Letter to Hon. Charles Sumner, with 'Statements' of Outrages Upon Freedmen in Georgia
1870
Published in 1870, 'A Letter to Hon. Charles Sumner, with 'Statements' of Outrages Upon Freedmen in Georgia' by Hamilton W. Pierson is a historical account detailing the violence and injustices faced by freed African Americans in Georgia during the Reconstruction era. The work includes a poignant letter to Senator Charles Sumner, highlighting the brutal treatment inflicted by former slaveholders and the Ku Klux Klan. Through firsthand testimonies, Pierson exposes the physical and psychological torment endured by freedmen, advocating for their protection and redress in a time of governmental neglect.
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Pierson, Hamilton W.. A Letter to Hon. Charles Sumner, with 'Statements' of Outrages Upon Freedmen in Georgia. Lex, lex-books.com/book/a-letter-to-hon-charles-sumner-with-statements-of-outrages-upon-freedmen-in-geor-b30c76bc-76a3-4cf8-a38e-7bde169f9151.Pierson, H. W. (1870). A Letter to Hon. Charles Sumner, with 'Statements' of Outrages Upon Freedmen in Georgia. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/a-letter-to-hon-charles-sumner-with-statements-of-outrages-upon-freedmen-in-geor-b30c76bc-76a3-4cf8-a38e-7bde169f9151Pierson, Hamilton W.. A Letter to Hon. Charles Sumner, with 'Statements' of Outrages Upon Freedmen in Georgia. Lex. https://lex-books.com/book/a-letter-to-hon-charles-sumner-with-statements-of-outrages-upon-freedmen-in-geor-b30c76bc-76a3-4cf8-a38e-7bde169f9151.
