The forgotten story of the mass killing of eleven Black farmhands on a Georgia plantation in the spring of 1921 – a crime that exposed for the nation the existence of "peonage," a form of slavery that gained prominence across the American South after the Civil War.
The narrative is sometimes obscured by the intricacies of courtroom proceedings, but Swift shines a powerful light on the practice of debt slavery ... Swift also compellingly elevates the voice of one man who told the truth.
This narrative transcends the true crime genre ... Limited records and eyewitness accounts can at times limit the storytelling ... A vital look at a neglected history.
