A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial

Lebsock takes us deep into this contentious, often surprising world, where blacks struggle to hold on to their post-Civil War gains against a rising tide of white privilege. A sensation in its own time, this case offers the modern reader a riveting encounter with a South in the throes of change.

Author: Suzanne Lebsock
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 09/01/2004
Pages: 442
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780393326062

Review Citation(s):
Qbr the Black Book Review 01/01/2005 pg. 6

About the Author
Lebsock, Suzanne: - Suzanne Lebsock is a recipient of a MacArthur fellowship and professor of history at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Her work winning The Free Women of Petersburg received the Bancroft Prize. She lives in New Brunswick, New Jersey.