A Letter to Hon. Charles Sumner, with 'Statements' of Outrages upon Freedmen in Georgia

"A Letter to Hon. Charles Sumner, with 'Statements' of Outrages upon Freedmen in Georgia" by Hamilton W. (Hamilton Wilcox) Pierson is a gripping record from the Reconstruction era, casting a light on the trials of newly freed African Americans in Georgia as they confront a landscape rife with violence and inequality. Structured as a heartfelt letter to Senator Charles Sumner, the book unveils the systematic abuse faced by freedmen at the hands of former slaveholders and groups like the Ku-Klux Klan through direct accounts obtained by individuals such as Cane Cook and Floyd Snelson. Pierson, drawing from his experiences as a pastor in Andersonville, bears witness to the physical harm, fear, and economic manipulation endured by these vulnerable individuals under a government unable to shield them from such abuses, and passionately fights for their protection and justice.