Color-blind justice : albion tourgee and the quest for racial equality from the civil war to plessy.

Civil War officer, Reconstruction "carpetbagger," best-selling novelist, and relentless champion of equal rights, Albion Tourgee battled his entire life for racial justice. Now, in this engaging biography, Mark Elliott offers an insightful portrait of a fearless lawyer, jurist, and writer,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Elliott, Mark, 1969 September 23-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Temas:
Tourgée, Albion W., > 1838-1905.
Tourgée, Albion W., > 1838-1905
1800-1899
African Americans > Civil rights > History > 19th century.
Abolitionists > United States > History.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Noirs américains > Droits > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Abolitionnistes > États-Unis > Histoire.
Abolitionists
African Americans > Civil rights
Race relations
United States > Race relations > History.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Civil War officer, Reconstruction "carpetbagger," best-selling novelist, and relentless champion of equal rights, Albion Tourgee battled his entire life for racial justice. Now, in this engaging biography, Mark Elliott offers an insightful portrait of a fearless lawyer, jurist, and writer, who fought for equality long after most Americans had abandoned the ideals of Reconstruction. Elliott provides a fascinating account of Tourgee's life, from his childhood in the Western Reserve region of Ohio (then a hotbed of abolitionism), to his years as a North Carolina judge during Reconstruct.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (volumes)
ISBN:0195346173
9780195346176

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