A Black Detective, an 1870 Trial and a What If JENNIFER SCHUESSLER Citing a fair 1870 trial, “The Great New Orleans Kidnapping Case” by Michael A. Ross argues that the racial reforms of Reconstruction were not preordained to fail. October 14, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1xLMOhW http://nyti.ms/1sCJqXl The New York Times Books

By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Books http://nyti.ms/1xLMOhW A Black Detective, an 1870 Trial and a What If October 14, 2014 at 4:00AM http://nyti.ms/1sCJqXl The New York Times