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This work describes conditions and forces the black population of the South faced after freedom was brought by the Civil War. As Sinclair puts it at the outset of his book, ". . . the chief efforts of Southern leadership have been to curtail the freedom of the colored people, to minimize their liberty and reduce them as nearly as possible to the condition of chattel slaves." - Summary by Jim Locke

Explore the notorious mutiny on the Bounty, a ship of the British Royal Navy, which occurred on April 28, 1789. Led by Fletcher Christian, the mutiny was a rebellion against the commanding officer, William Bligh. The Bounty, carrying a cargo of breadfruit, had just left Tahiti when the mutiny broke out near Tonga. Christian, along with his followers, forcefully took control of the ship, confining Bligh to the deck with only his nightshirt for clothing. Despite Blighs pleas for reason, Christian responded with, I am in hell, I am in hell!. The mutineers then forced Bligh and his loyal crew into...

Based upon the book written by Deputy Scott Brown and Victoria Newman, Facing Evil : A Cop’s Story of Murder, Mayhem, and the Aftermath. Season One concentrates primarily on both the murder and the mayhem that took place in both Sacramento and Placer County California on October 24th, 2014.