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Reconstructing Democracy: Grassroots Black Politics in the Deep South after the Civil War
Justin Behrend
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Description for Reconstructing Democracy: Grassroots Black Politics in the Deep South after the Civil War
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; JFSL3; JPHV; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
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 governance that freed people helped to fashion. Justin ... Read more
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 governance that freed people helped to fashion. Justin ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820340333
SKU
V9780820340333
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About Justin Behrend
Justin Behrend is assistant professor of history at the State University of New York at Geneseo, USA.
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