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Reconstructing Democracy : Grassroots Black Politics in the Deep South after the Civil War /

Former slaves, with no prior experience in electoral politics and with few economic resources or little significant social standing, created a sweeping political movement that transformed the South after the Civil War. Within a few short years after emancipation, not only were black men voting but t...

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Autor principal: Behrend, Justin, 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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