Ash, Stephen V.

Chronicles the stories of both the First and Second South Carolina regiments during the Civil War, describing how these two units helped to pave the way for the recruitment of other African-American troops for the Union Army.

Charts the aftermath of the 1866 race riots in Memphis Tennessee, charting the nation's response to the violence and how common citizens reacted. Reveals how these riots resulted in Congress' passing of Radical reconstruction policies that would forever transform American history and the fate of the South.