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

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Behrend, Justin, 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Race relations.
Politics and government.
Freed persons.
Democracy.
African Americans > Politics and government.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Democracy > Mississippi > Natchez (District) > History > 19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Mississippi > Natchez (District)
Freed persons > Mississippi > Natchez (District) > History > 19th century.
African Americans > Mississippi > Natchez (District) > Politics and government > 19th century.
United States.
Mississippi > Natchez (District)
Natchez (Miss. : District) > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Natchez (Miss. : District) > Politics and government > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Constructing democracy
  • Into the arms of strangers
  • Emancipated communities
  • New friends
  • Maintaining democracy
  • "A new machinery of government"
  • "True to one another"
  • A deep interest in politics
  • Constricting democracy
  • "Organized terrorism and armed violence"
  • Return of oligarchy.

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