A Shot In The Moonlight by Ben Montgomery
George Dinning was a slave, freed after the civil war, who bought his former master's land and worked it for ~15 years, living humbly and peacefully in Kentucky. Until one day in 1897, a white mob came to his house, accused him of stealing, and told him he needed to leave town, with his wife and many kids, in 10 days.
They shot him that night, and he fired back, killing one of the kukluxers. He turned himself into the sheriff next morning, and was tried for murder.
A Shot In The Moonlight by Ben Montgomery tells this story, in much greater detail, with excellent writing and story telling, and brings in a great deal of historical context that was not directly tied to George Dinning.
George Dinning's story was precedent-setting. Him, in partnership with a former confederate general, Bennett Young, now a lawyer, began a legal battle that started a nationwide movement of black people getting some form of reparations after white mobs committed violence against them.
His legacy is significant. The historical context and limited commentary is powerful. Bennett Young's story is remarkably interesting, and contradictory and confusing. It ties in some modern issues, like the tearing down of confederate statues.
It's an excellent read, and a story I believe everybody should know.