Freed Slaves Sue for Damages

How a formerly enslaved man in Kentucky worked with a former Confederate hero to win damages from a lynch mob, and how a formerly enslaved woman sued her former master, and won. Guests: Ben Montgomery, author of "A Shot in the Moonlight: How a Freed Slave and a Confederate Soldier Fought for Justice in the Jim Crow South" W. Caleb McDaniel, Associate Professor of History at Rice University and author of “Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America” 00:00:00 - Freed Slave and Confederate Hero Join Forces for Justice 00:31:59 - The Lost Story of an Enslaved Woman Who Sued for Restitution, and Won