Series: Pivotal moments in American history.

Awarded the Frank L. and Harriet C. Owsley Prize by the Southern Historical Association, given to the most important book published in the field of Southern history in 2006; and named a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice, a Best Nonfiction of 2006 selection by the Washington Post Bookworld, an Honorable Mention 2006 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book by the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights, and Honorable Mention, Design Award, American Publishers Association; nominated for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize, Bancroft Prize, National Book Award (Non-fiction), Albert Beveridge Prize, Robert F. Kennedy Prize, John Hope Franklin Prize, and others.

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