Black legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction [[electronic resource] /] / Charles Vincent

• Autore: Vincent Charles <1945->
• Pubblicazione: Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2011
• Edizione: Southern Illinois University Press pbk. ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (297 p.)
• Disciplina: 328.763092/396073
• Soggetto topico: African American legislators - Louisiana - History - 19th century; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) - Louisiana
• Soggetto geografico: Louisiana Politics and government 1865-1950
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Originally published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c1976.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations and Maps; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Introduction; I. Black Leadership During the Civil War; II. Political Activities of Blacks, 1862-1867; III. Black Delegates and the Constitutional Convention; IV. Education and Civil Rights, 1868-1870; V. Economic and Social Reforms, 1868-1870; VI. Legislation and a Lame Duck Governor; Gallery of Illustrations and Maps; VII. Factionalism Under Governor Kellogg; VIII. Modest Gains and Decline, 1874-1876; IX. The Battle for Survival; Summing Up; Appendix A; Appendix B ; Appendix CAppendix D; Appendix E; Appendix F; Appendix G; Bibliography; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: When originally published, Charles Vincent's scholarship shed new light on the achievements of black legislators in the state legislatures in post-Civil War Louisiana-a state where black people were a majority in the state population but a minority in the legislature. Now updated with a new preface, this volume endures as an important work that illustrates the strength of minorities in state government during Reconstruction. It focuses on the achievements of the black representatives and senators in the Louisiana legislature who, through tireless fighting, were able to push forward many progre
• Titolo autorizzato: Black legislators in Louisiana during Reconstruction
• ISBN: 1-280-69694-X; 9786613673909; 0-8093-8581-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456830603321
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