In The Assault on Elisha Green: Race and Religion in a Kentucky Community, historian Randolph Paul Runyon recounts one man’s pursuit of justice over violence and racism in the nineteenth century. Runyon tells the story of Green’s life and follows the network of relationships that led to the event of the assault. In this work, Runyon guides readers through the particulars of Elisha Green’s story and legal battles to contextualise Green’s life in the American story.