Sheridan’s Secret Mission

This meticulously researched audiobook recounts the late-Reconstruction Era mission of General Philip Sheridan, who was sent to the South to protect the rights of newly freed Black men amid violent efforts to undermine their gains. It explores Sheridan’s arrival in New Orleans in 1874 and his efforts to confront vigilante groups threatening civil rights, set against a backdrop of political upheaval and racial violence. The narrative provides a captivating look at a pivotal period in American history, highlighting the struggles to preserve postwar advances for Black Americans and the broader issues of racial oppression that continue to resonate today.