Murder in the courthouse : reconstruction & redemption in the North Carolina Piedmont

Murder in the courthouse : reconstruction & redemption in the North Carolina Piedmont / Jim Wise.

Author/creator	Wise, James E., 1949-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Charleston, SC : History Press, ©2010.
Description	157 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	Holden, W. W. (William Woods), 1818-1892. Stephens, John Walter, 1834-1870. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--North Carolina. Martial law--North Carolina --History --19th century. Murder--North Carolina --Yanceyville. North Carolina--History --1865- North Carolina--Politics and government --1865-1950.

Contents	May 21, 1879 -- Ominous victory -- New regime -- Issues black and white -- The man who would be governor -- Bright leaves and impending crisis -- The black Republican -- Scalawag and carpetbagger -- Corruption and Ku Klux -- The Ku Klux experience -- A war, of sorts -- Reprisals and redemptions.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-157).
LCCN	2009050440
ISBN	9781596297555
ISBN	1596297557