Author : R. T. Kennedy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781643508467
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)
Book Synopsis Colored River by : R. T. Kennedy
Download or read book Colored River written by R. T. Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-06 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story will open your eyes to a moral outrage that has never been disclosed in print before. Well researched and thoroughly documented, this narrative is must reading for those who want a deeper understanding of how different rules applied for black farmers in Freestone county, Texas. ************************* The Civil War should have been the end of racial injustice for blacks in America. However, many black farmers in Freestone and Anderson County, Texas tragically experienced sustained injustice as their land along the Trinity River was ripped from them in the name of blatant greed. Theft of land is what happened, and the coverup has endured for over 100 years. Their descendants are still dealing with the aftermath of that legalized theft. Colored River reveals a timeline of events of collusion, deception, and fraud that victimized and destroyed many black families. While using Jim Crow laws and the legal justice system as cover, a corrupt cabal of lawyers, con men, and judges, systematically violated the civil and property rights of hundreds of black farmers. Follow the timeline from the beginning of Texas as a Republic to post Civil War times, and witness first hand, the impact of racism, hatred and greed that eventually robbed these families of not only their land, but also their liberty, their future, and their prosperity.