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

• Autore: Ali Omar H (Omar Hamid)
• Pubblicazione: Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Disciplina: 322.4/4097309034
• Soggetto topico: African Americans - Southern States - Politics and government - 19th century; Populism - Southern States - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: Southern States Politics and government 1865-1950
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: In the lion's mouth
• ISBN: 1-282-93924-6; 9786612939242; 1-60473-780-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822983703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Margaret Walker Alexander series in African American studies.