The White Knights A major misconception of Southern American history of that everyone owned slaves and were hard core Confederates. But there were Union sympathizers all over the south who remained loyal to the Union; and many paid the price with their lives. Knight’s Company was such a band of Confederate army “deserters: that turned against the Confederacy during the Civil War. Knights formed after the fall of Vicksburg; when the struggling white farmer boys were disheartened in fighting a “rich man’s warâ€. Knight’s Company was composed of approximately 125 men from Jones; Jasper; Covington; and Smith counties who organized to defend themselves against the Confederates. Many of the men came from families who bore patriotic given names as Benjamin Franklin; James Madison; George Washington or Thomas Jefferson. Furthermore; many did not own slaves and were fighting a rich man’s war. There were Union sympathizers just like them across the south; who also faced execution and hardships of not being behind the Southern cause. Confederate officials; embarrassed and enraged by the Knight’s defiance; sent Col. Robert Lowry with bloodhounds to flush the Knight men out of the swamps. Many were killed. Some escaped to join the regular Union Army after making their way to New Orleans. This book is a short guide to some of the men who were members of Knight’s Company. For a more complete review of the fascinating stories of the Knights we recommend Victoria E. Bynum's book; The Free State of Jones. These men are also the subject of a major motion picture being released on June 24.
#3383172 in Books Frederick Finney 2016-02-09Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .27 x 5.50l; .32 #File Name: 1523254300116 pagesCall to the Land of Promise
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I would recommend to anyone interested in Dayton’s racial history during the ...By HappyCamper52As a participant in the Dayton; Ohio Model Cities Program; Mr. Finney provides an eye-witness account of the implementation and ultimate demise of the federally funded initiative. His narrative details the impact of personnel; bureaucracy; class; politics; race and racism individually and collectively shaping this endeavor. His history of the black community gives context to the participants. This is a fast read. I would recommend to anyone interested in Dayton’s racial history during the sixties. The book recounts a piece of that history that would have been lost to time.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Intriguing historical events regarding "Model Cities ProjectsBy ELVERIA BROWN-GOOLSBYI moved from Charleston Wv to Dayton; Oh in 1996. My total knowledge of Dayton was that it is the city of the " Birth of aviation" the Birthplace of the Wright Brothers ;and the home of WPAFB. Mr. Frederick Finney's historical events written in his book gives an excellent overview of Dayton's founders and beginnings. He writes about The migration of African Americans to Dayton and the affects that African Americans had upon the city in relation with the whites.He descibes the economical; political; housing and social aspects of Blacks in relation to Whites. Mr Finney also analyzed and evaluated "The Model Cities Project from 1969 thru 1975. He touches on many prominent citizens of Dayton and their impact on civil rights; politics and social justice. This is a must read for anyone who is interested in The struggles of African Americans in Dayton; OhioEB Goolsby1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A must readBy Tami Rhoads CustomerI purchased this book during our church's Black History Celebration. I live in Dayton Ohio and was fascinated by the history behind so many organizations and folks who I had grown up reading in the newspaper and seeing on the local news. It depicts the struggles of Black Americans' for respect and economic survival in Dayton Ohio during the early 1900's thru the 50's and beyond; If you grow up in Dayton or live here now this is a local history of book that you need to read.
