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<p>On a frosty day in February 1862, hundreds gathered to watch the execution of Nathaniel Gordon. Two years earlier, Gordon had taken Africans in chains from the Congo — a hanging offense for more than forty years that no one had ever enforced. But with the country embroiled in a civil war and Abraham Lincoln at the helm, a sea change was taking place. Gordon, in the wrong place at the wrong time, got caught up in the wave.</p> <p>For the first time, <i>Hanging Captain Gordon</i> chronicles the trial and execution of the only man in history to face conviction for slave trading — exploring the many compelling issues and circumstances that led to one man paying the price for a crime committed by many. Filled with sharply drawn characters, Soodalter's vivid account sheds light on one of the more shameful aspects of our history and provides a link to similar crimes against humanity still practiced today.</p>

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Author

Soodalter, Ron

Publisher

Washington Square Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780743267281

Category

history

Subjects

Law, Fiction, Memoir

Rating

3.77 / 5 (34 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14