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Black legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction /

When originally published, Charles Vincent's scholarship shed new light on the achievements of black legislators in the state legislatures in post-Civil War Louisiana-a state where black people were a majority in the state population but a minority in the legislature. Now updated with a new pre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vincent, Charles, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2011.
Edición:Southern Illinois University Press pbk. ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:When originally published, Charles Vincent's scholarship shed new light on the achievements of black legislators in the state legislatures in post-Civil War Louisiana-a state where black people were a majority in the state population but a minority in the legislature. Now updated with a new preface, this volume endures as an important work that illustrates the strength of minorities in state government during Reconstruction. It focuses on the achievements of the black representatives and senators in the Louisiana legislature who, through tireless fighting, were able to push forward many progre.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xviii, 262 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0809385813
9780809385812