The Thibodaux Massacre: Racial Violence and the 1887 Sugar Cane Labor Strike

by John Desantis

Book Overview

Fear, rumor and white supremacist ideals clashed with an unprecedented labor action spawned an epic tragedy.

On November 23, 1887, white vigilantes gunned down unarmed black laborers and their families due to strikes on Louisiana sugar

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467136891
• ISBN13: 9781467136891
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"