Washington City, Francis Scott Key, and the Forgotten Race Riot of 1835
by
Jefferson Morley
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
A gripping narrative history of the explosive events that drew together Francis Scott Key, Andrew Jackson, and an 18-year-old slave on trial for attempted murder.
In 1835, the city of Washington pulsed with change. As newly freed African Americans from the South poured in, free blacks outnumbered...