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Goldstone, Lawrence

Unpunished Murder: Massacre at Colfax and the Quest for Justice

265 pp. | Scholastic/Focus | September, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-338-23945-4 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-338-23948-5
(1) YA In 1873, a mob of armed white men massacred more than one hundred black "freedmen" in the town of Colfax in central Louisiana. Goldstone sets the stage for this horrific, unpunished event by tracing important ideas through the early history of the United States. The book is, in large part, the story of how racism evolves, persisting in laws and politics despite major social advances. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2018

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