Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes: Return to Southampton County

The Returned to Southampton County is the third novel in the Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes trilogy. It informs readers of the daunting task that America faced in restoring order in the South, reunifying a war-torn nation, and extending equality to Black Americans. With a victorious end to the Civil War, Parson fulfilled the goal of self-liberation, but he grew frustrated with the Reconstruction programs. Between 1863 and 1877, the nation undertook the obligation of integrating formerly en...