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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785308703321

Autore

Ali Omar H (Omar Hamid)

Titolo

In the lion's mouth [[electronic resource] ] : Black populism in the New South, 1886 1900 / / Omar H. Ali ; foreword by Robin D. G. Kelley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2010

ISBN

1-282-93924-6

9786612939242

1-60473-780-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Collana

Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies

Disciplina

322.4/4097309034

Soggetti

African Americans - Southern States - Politics and government - 19th century

Populism - Southern States - History - 19th century

Southern States Politics and government 1865-1950

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Roots and early development -- The Colored Farmers' Alliance -- Establishing the "Negro Party" -- Independent, coalition, and fusion politics -- Collapse and aftermath.

Sommario/riassunto

Following the collapse of Reconstruction in 1877, African Americans organized a movementäA?--distinct from the white Populist movementäA?--in the South and parts of the Midwest for economic and political reform: Black Populism. Between 1886 and 1898, tens of thousands of black farmers, sharecroppers, and agrarian workers created their own organizations and tactics primarily under black leadership. As Black Populism grew as a regional force, it met fierce resistance from the Southern Democrats and constituent white planters and local merchants. African Americans carried out a wide range of acti.