{"product_id":"i-saw-death-coming-a-history-of-terror-and-survival-in-the-war-against-reconstruction-9781639734092","title":"I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against Reconstruction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the National Book Award in Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Museum of African American History's Stone Book Award * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Council on Public History Book Award Honorable Mention\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"powerful and deeply moving\" (\u003ci\u003eLA Times)\u003c\/i\u003e reexamination of the struggle for survival in the Reconstruction-era South, and what it cost.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The story of Reconstruction is often told from the perspective of the politicians, generals, and journalists whose accounts claim an outsized place in collective memory. But this pivotal era looked very different to African Americans in the South transitioning from bondage to freedom after 1865. They were besieged by a campaign of white supremacist violence that persisted through the 1880s and beyond. For too long, their lived experiences have been sidelined, impoverishing our understanding of the obstacles post-Civil War Black families faced, their inspiring determination to survive, and the physical and emotional scars they bore because of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eI Saw Death Coming\u003c\/i\u003e, Kidada E. Williams offers a breakthrough account of the much-debated Reconstruction period, transporting readers into the daily existence of formerly enslaved people building hope-filled new lives. Drawing on overlooked sources and bold new readings of the archives, Williams offers a revelatory and, in some cases, minute-by-minute record of nighttime raids and Ku Klux Klan strikes. And she deploys cutting-edge scholarship on trauma to consider how the effects of these attacks would linger for decades--indeed, generations--to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For readers of Carol Anderson, Tiya Miles, and Clint Smith, \u003ci\u003eI Saw Death Coming \u003c\/i\u003eis an indelible and essential book that speaks to some of the most pressing questions of our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kidada E. Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Wolf Brother\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.61w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639734092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Nominee","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43046205128841,"sku":"9781639734092","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a33f4e17-5669-4861-9879-6429b3e7ea14.jpg?v=1728971373","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/i-saw-death-coming-a-history-of-terror-and-survival-in-the-war-against-reconstruction-9781639734092","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}