Reconstructing democracy : grassroots Black politics in the deep South after the Civil War / Justin Behrend.

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Behrend, Justin, 1972-

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780820347851
082034785X
9780820340333
0820340332

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Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als:: Reconstructing Democracy : Grassroots Black Politics in the Deep South after the Civil War.DDC classification:

305.896/073076226 23

LOC classification:

F349.N2 B447 2015eb

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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 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.

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