Reconstructing democracy : grassroots Black politics in the deep South after the Civil War /
Behrend, Justin, 1972-
Reconstructing democracy : grassroots Black politics in the deep South after the Civil War / Justin Behrend. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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 they had elected thousands of ex-slaves to political offices. Historians have long noted the role of African American slaves in the fight for their emancipation and their many efforts to secure their freedom and citizenship, yet they have given surprisingly little attention to the system of governanc.
9780820347851 (electronic bk.) 082034785X (electronic bk.) 9780820340333 0820340332
22573/ctt175v802 JSTOR
1800-1899
African Americans--Politics and government--Mississippi--Natchez (District)--19th century.
Freed persons--History--Mississippi--Natchez (District)--19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Mississippi--Natchez (District)
Democracy--History--Mississippi--Natchez (District)--19th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
HISTORY--United States--19th Century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
African Americans--Politics and government.
Democracy.
Freed persons.
Politics and government.
Race relations.
Natchez (Miss. : District)--Politics and government--19th century.
Natchez (Miss. : District)--Race relations--History--19th century.
Mississippi--Natchez (District)
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
F349.N2 / B447 2015eb
305.896/073076226
Reconstructing democracy : grassroots Black politics in the deep South after the Civil War / Justin Behrend. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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 they had elected thousands of ex-slaves to political offices. Historians have long noted the role of African American slaves in the fight for their emancipation and their many efforts to secure their freedom and citizenship, yet they have given surprisingly little attention to the system of governanc.
9780820347851 (electronic bk.) 082034785X (electronic bk.) 9780820340333 0820340332
22573/ctt175v802 JSTOR
1800-1899
African Americans--Politics and government--Mississippi--Natchez (District)--19th century.
Freed persons--History--Mississippi--Natchez (District)--19th century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Mississippi--Natchez (District)
Democracy--History--Mississippi--Natchez (District)--19th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Minority Studies.
HISTORY--United States--19th Century.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
African Americans--Politics and government.
Democracy.
Freed persons.
Politics and government.
Race relations.
Natchez (Miss. : District)--Politics and government--19th century.
Natchez (Miss. : District)--Race relations--History--19th century.
Mississippi--Natchez (District)
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
F349.N2 / B447 2015eb
305.896/073076226