The Ballad of Robert Charles: Searching for the New Orleans Riot of 1900
K. Stephen Prince
University of North Carolina Press
In 1900, after an altercation with police, Robert Charles killed two police officers and fled. During the manhunt, white mobs roamed the city killing 6 African Americans and assaulting many more. Recounting this fascinating story while reporting intentional erasures, Prince's book is as much about the nature of historical inquiry as it is about the race riot for which Robert Charles is known.