I saw death coming a history of terror and survival in the war against Reconstruction History of terror and survival in the war against Reconstruction Williams, Kidada E. creator author. text bibliography History History. nyu 2023 2023 monographic eng print xxv, 351 pages : map ; 24 cm "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. In I Saw Death Coming, 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. For readers of Carol Anderson, Tiya Miles, and Clint Smith, I Saw Death Coming is an indelible and essential book that speaks to some of the most pressing questions of our times."-- We had to pick ourselves up -- The devil was turned loose -- I didn't know how soon they might come to send me up -- They deviled us a while -- I don't ever expect in this life to get over it -- They never intended to do me justice -- What they did is hurting my family -- A revolution in reverse. Kidada E. Williams. Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-337) and index. n-us--- Ku Klux Klan (19th century) History Ku Klux Klan (19th century) Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) African Americans Civil rights History 19th century African Americans Social conditions History 19th century African Americans History 1863-1877 White supremacy movements United States Noirs américains Droits Histoire 19e siècle Noirs américains Conditions sociales Histoire 19e siècle Noirs américains Histoire 1863-1877 HISTORY / African American & Black HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) African Americans African Americans Civil rights African Americans Social conditions Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) White supremacy movements United States Reconstruction (1865-1876) African Americans Civil rights African Americans Social conditions African Americans White supremacy movements United States 1800-1899 fast E185.2 .W66 2023 973.80496073 9781635576634 1635576636 9781635576641 2023277655 YDX 230706 20240206145755.4 in00004791441 eng