{"product_id":"the-1868-st-bernard-parish-c-dier-9781625858559","title":"The 1868 St. Bernard Parish Massacre: Blood in the Cane Fields","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor and historian Chris Dier reveals the horrifying true story behind the St. Bernard Parish Massacre.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs African American men gained the right to vote, white Democrats of St. Bernard Parish feared losing their majority. Armed groups mobilized to suppress these recently emancipated voters in the hopes of regaining a way of life turned upside down by the Civil War and Reconstruction. Days before the tumultuous presidential election of 1868, the parish descended into chaos. Freedpeople were dragged from their homes and murdered in cold blood. Many fled to the cane fields to hide from their attackers. The reported number of those killed varies from 35 to 135. The tragedy was hidden, but implications reverberated throughout the South and lingered for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. Dier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1625858558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781625858559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"C. Dier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989405827327,"sku":"9781625858559","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b628d65a-d171-428f-b960-a4047d2fa297.jpg?v=1683299310","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-1868-st-bernard-parish-c-dier-9781625858559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}