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Revolt of the Tar Heels : the North Carolina populist movement, 1890-1901 /
During the 1890s, North Carolina witnessed a political revolution as the newly formed Populist Party joined with the Republicans to throw out do-nothing, conservative Democrats. Focusing on political transformation, electoral reform, and new economic policies to aid poor and struggling farmers, the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
Ã2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | During the 1890s, North Carolina witnessed a political revolution as the newly formed Populist Party joined with the Republicans to throw out do-nothing, conservative Democrats. Focusing on political transformation, electoral reform, and new economic policies to aid poor and struggling farmers, the Populists and their coalition partners took power at all levels in the only southern state where Populists gained statewide office. For a brief four years, the Populists and Republicans gave an object lesson in progressive politics in which whites and African Americans worked together for the better. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 280 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-275) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781604733242 1604733241 9781282485747 1282485741 9786612485749 6612485744 1282484834 9781282484832 9786612484834 6612484837 |