A unique biography of a remarkable Reconstruction figure John Roy Lynch spent most of his childhood as a slave in Mississippi, but all of that changed with the Emancipation Proclamation.
This biography, with its informative backmatter and splendid illustrations, gives readers an in-depth look at the Reconstruction period through the life of one of the first African-American congressmen..
He was appointed to serve as justice of the peace and was eventually elected into the United States Congress.
While many people in the South were unhappy with the social change, John Roy thrived in the new era.
Suddenly people like John Roy could have paying jobs and attend school.
A unique biography of a remarkable Reconstruction figure John Roy Lynch spent most of his childhood as a slave in Mississippi, but all of that changed with the Emancipation Proclamation
