A Letter to Hon. Charles Sumner, with 'Statements' of Outrages upon Freedmen in…
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"A Letter to Hon. Charles Sumner, with 'Statements' of Outrages upon Freedmen in Georgia" by Rev. H. W. Pierson, D.D. is a historical account written in the post-Civil War era, specifically around the late 1860s to early 1870s. This work focuses on the horrifying realities faced by freed African Americans in Georgia, detailing their struggles with violence and injustice in the aftermath of emancipation. It serves both as a personal testimony by
the author and as a broader commentary on the social and political climate affecting freedmen in the Reconstruction South. The book comprises a poignant letter to Senator Charles Sumner, underscoring the severe and brutal treatment inflicted upon the freedmen by former slaveholders and groups like the Ku-Klux Klan. Through firsthand "statements" gathered from various individuals such as Cane Cook and Floyd Snelson, Pierson exposes the physical and psychological torment experienced by these individuals, including violence, intimidation, and economic exploitation. The author himself recounts his experiences as a pastor in Andersonville, where he witnessed and documented these outrages, ultimately advocating for the protection and redress of grievances for the oppressed freedmen against the backdrop of a government failing to prevent such injustices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Pierson, Hamilton W. (Hamilton Wilcox), 1817-1888 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 12032452 |
| Title | A Letter to Hon. Charles Sumner, with 'Statements' of Outrages upon Freedmen in Georgia |
| Credits |
Produced by Bryan Ness, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F206: United States local history: The South. South Atlantic States |
| Subject | Ku Klux Klan (19th century) -- Georgia |
| Subject | Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Georgia |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 29942 |
| Release Date | Sep 9, 2009 |
| Last Update | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 258 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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