Cargando…
A Black congressman in the age of Jim Crow : South Carolina's George Washington Murray /
Through the political biography of George W. Murray, one sees the myriad forces arrayed against southern Republicanism in the late nineteenth century and also witnesses the trials and tribulations one of the major African American political leaders faced in the quest for racial justice in the new So...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Gainesville :
University Press of Florida,
©2006.
|
| Colección: | New perspectives on the history of the South.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- From slavery to public life
- The 1890 election: success and failure
- White Republicans but one Black victory
- Congressman
- The congressman runs for reelection
- Fighting Constitutional disfranchisement
- Reaction to disfranchisement
- Political Nadir
- Economic success and political failure
- On trial
- In Chicago and on tour
- Conclusion
- Appendix: late nineteenth-century South Carolina Republican leaders.